His Eye Is On the Sparrow and You
But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Luke 12:7
A few weeks ago, our boys found some baby Sparrows. They came running in with excitement, proclaiming they had rescued the babies. They were upset that the Mother bird had left them in the brush, near the back of the yard. They wondered how they would eat and survive. They insisted on us keeping them and feeding them until they could fly. The Sparrows were at the stage in life where they were being taught to hunt and live out of the nest. For children, that can be hard to understand I’m sure. I assured them that the baby birds were fine and that the Mother was probably teaching them to hunt. No sooner than I said that, the Mother came back to the spot where she had left them with a worm in her mouth. The boys hurried and put them back so she could teach them. It was an exciting encounter for them and me.
It made me think about us and the Father. So many times in life we can feel as though we have been abandoned and left to ourselves. Don’t you know, those baby Sparrows probably felt the same way. They were in the wood line and it was their first time to be out of the nest with no Mother in sight. I know there have been times in my life where I felt God had forgotten about me and my family. We have had some hard trials come our way in our 9 years of marriage. In some of those trials, I felt angry and scared. I wondered where the Father was and how could He leave us? The comforting truth is, He always came through. He had never left us at all. He is all knowing, unlike us, and He knows what we need in our life to draw us closer to Him. He wants to teach us how to live and be a vessel for Him.
Once the baby Sparrows were back where the Mother had left them, she came back to them right in front of our eyes. She led them deeper into the brush and they willingly followed. She was teaching them how to live and hunt so they could live apart from her. The Father wants to teach us more about Him in each trials we go through. He wants us to know how to abide in Him. That usually doesn’t happen when things are great, but when things seem bleak we draw near to Him. He knows exactly where you are in life and He hasn’t forgotten you. He sees you and He knows best for your life. It may seem as though He would love to see you fail, but that’s so far from the truth. Hardships can teach us so much about the Father and ourselves. He says in the Gospels that His eye is on the smallest of animals, so why we He leave us? He won’t and He hasn’t.
Take comfort today that we grow out of our comfort zone. Just like those baby birds couldn’t reach their full potential in the nest, we can’t reach our full potential in our comfort zone. Let the Father grow you and amaze you with His ways and wonder.
Father, thank You for knowing exactly where we are in life. Thank You for seeing us through every trial that comes our way. Help us to know that You are always with us and that You know best for us. Help us to surrender our whole being to You. May we know You care about every detail in our lives. Thank You for growing us through hardships and for taking us out of our comfort zones. Help us to embrace the places that aren’t comfortable and let You work through us. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Great reminder that God will be with us, all the time.
Love it! Following Christ is not for our comfort but for His will to be done. Sometimes He needs to shake things up a little. Thanks for sharing this.