At times, I feel like a red bird in a snowstorm.
I am this bird, a beauty designed uniquely by God with a plan and a purpose but desperately seeking shelter from the harsh conditions. A creature searching for any sign of food and aching for spring, the time of renewal and abundant sustenance, yet only feeling cold and the darkness of the storm.
The winter has been long and hard, swirling and cold, the winds kicking up fear that it won’t ever end.
But there is hope.
It finds me in a simple scripture. A love song to the red bird in the snowstorm.
Psalm 28:7 The Voice
The Eternal is the source of my strength and the shield that guards me.
When I learn to rest and truly trust Him,
He sends His help. This is why my heart is singing!
I open my mouth to praise Him, and thankfulness rises as song.
And so, my heart is singing as my thankfulness rises in song. Today will be different.
Today I’m choosing to trust.
Oh, I’m sure I’ll continue to try at times to control my life, thinking through every possibility as if I can create a certain outcome by having the ‘right’ answers. But today I’m making the choice to sit in the arms of Abba, my spiritual daddy. To embrace the truth that his plans for me are good, that he has prepared the path ahead of me, and that he will be with me every step of the way. {Jer 7:23, Romans 8:28}
Today I’m leaving doubt behind.
Oh, I’m sure it’ll follow me, trailing behind like a sad puppy dog wanting to be petted and welcomed into my warm home. But today I’m making the choice to close the door and sit at the banquet table inside with the Father. To embrace the truth that his provision for my life is not just sufficient but abundant. {John 10:10}
So my heart is singing. He has sent his help!
Dear friend, today I am praying that you also would embrace The Eternal as the source of strength and the shield of protection in your life. I pray that you will learn to rest and truly trust Him and know that He has sent help in the form of his Spirit living inside of us. And sing. I pray that your thankfulness will rise in song as your heart is set free.
May you be blessed by His invitation to Come. He is all we need. {Music from Bethel Music The Loft Sessions}
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