Happy Birds!…A Continued Story…

So many of you read my “Angry Bird” blog…the endless, tiresome, violent behavior of a red male cardinal continuous pecking every window of my house. Well, he stopped. I got a ton of advice like, put a fake spider near the windows, put a picture of a human face on the windows, put a fake snake in your garden or  put a fake owl on your arbor, move the bird feeder and bird-bath x amount of feet from the house….I even heard shoot the bird with a b-b gun. Needless to say,  none of that worked….

For awhile, I’ve been concerned about putting bird seed back in my feeder for fear that this would make my mad cardinal even more territorial. Then, on a wim I bought some bird seed. After all, I love watching the birds feed and drink from the view of my office window. 

Would you believe when I fed the birds the bad behavior stopped?   Calmness came over my garden, home and yard! If only I had known that feeding the birds and showing love with seed would solve the problem. I would have put more seed in that feeder 8 months ago!

In my quiet thoughts before opening my eyes in the morning,the Holy Spirit whispered to me….

”  Like the birds…When you are fed by the word of God, you will calm down, you will have more peace. When you love others, they respond.”

Profound truth found in my garden.

Reflection:

1. So How will you be fed by the word of God today and everyday?

….(If you’re feeling unsettled, perhaps you’re too far from God. Get close and  try to see from God’s perspective.)

2. How will you feed others through not just your words but your loving actions?

Scripture for Today:

Matthew4:4  –But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

1 Peter: 2:2– Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment