Seeing Through the Pain: Message of Hope
Luke 12:22 Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. 24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! 25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life? 26 Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?
Dear Page Turners,
A little goldfinch visited today. I am quite sure she was at my window a year ago, her strange behavior the same. She is more interested in what is going on inside our house than anything outside. She sits, looking directly at me, tilting her head. Then she lands on the sill to get a closer look. Neither the barking dog, nor the kids frighten her away.
She is a love note from God. Love notes are moments when God does something that wows me! I’ve received many of them throughout the years, but this was extra special because it reached through the haze I walk through these days and stirred my heart. My problems are deep and many layered, but God’s is faithful.
She sat there looking at and declaring with every little twitch of her head. “He loves you, he values you, and he is providing for you.” She spent about an hour with me her last visit, but I easily dismissed the visit as a passing “interesting” moment until she returned today.
How quickly I can forget He loves me, when the mess of the years problems seem insurmountable. Having her suddenly appear as I walked into the office took my breath away. God knew I needed to be reminded of hope. He knew that I was struggling in my exhaustion to even look for his many provisions for my family. So he made his promise clear through my little feathered example.
Are you soured by circumstances? Cynical about the knowledge that God is good, because all you see and feel is bad? Frantically scrambling to fix whatever is wrong in your life? Come to the window with me. Look at a little bird whose only thought today was to serve her master in a big way.
May I be that little bird for you. Tapping on your heart to remind you that God sees and values you, and he is very much in the midst of your loneliness, your despair, and your prayers!
Love,
Karisa
I agree, Karisa – this is definitely a love note from God. That little bird is very special and I hope that her message will continue to stir your heart and reassure you with her presence whenever she visits.
Bonjour mon Ami ou Amie
Je suis le messager de l’amitié
Je viens te déposer une petite pensée avec une petite note de gaîté
pour agrémenter tes journées ou tes soirées
J’ai demander au ciel d’éclairer ta demeure et ton cÅ“ur
Avec toi je partage de grands moments de bonheur
Parfois mes peines
Entre nous c’est du partage , de l’écriture
Passe en ce jour une excellente fin de journée ou soirée
Que celle ci te soit merveilleuse
Avec de jolis moments de tendresse, générosité , amour dans ta demeure
Sur cette dernière touche
A toute , bisou , Bernard
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Salutations Bernard,
Bénissez-vou, que vos peines soient adoucies par la joie et que votre espérance soit comblée par la persévérance. Merci d’avoir tourné la page sur le suicide.
Karisa