Thursday, January 31, 2013

January 31, 2013 Introducing me


During a retreat day last summer, I had inadvertently sat next to a hummingbird feeder.  I observed these beautiful birds for quite awhile, noticing their unique behavior.  A hummingbird will be beating its wings at tremendous speeds, yet at the same time hovering in one place.  One of these amazing creatures will dive into the feeder then suddenly stop and quietly get nourishment.  The hummingbird is a mixture of activity and stillness.  The hummingbird can be a bit distracting as the bird jets here and there, sometimes in erratic movements and this can be unsettling to those around.  I realized that day that this is how God made me.  I am a human hummingbird.  I move very quickly and move even when I am standing still.  However, I do stop when I take spiritual nourishment.  Some people are unsettled by my extroverted personality.  I am not the quiet author that visited my house but rather the little bird that jets around and is constantly coming for spiritual nourishment.  I have to accept who I am in Christ and how He made me, but I also believe that I need to cooperate with the Holy Spirit and change some areas of my life.   

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