{"id":1768,"date":"2016-07-26T12:03:31","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T17:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.familydill.com\/wordpress\/?p=1768"},"modified":"2016-07-26T12:03:31","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T17:03:31","slug":"hummingbirds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familydill.com\/wordpress\/2016\/07\/26\/hummingbirds\/","title":{"rendered":"Hummingbirds"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Those of you who have read my blog know I\u2019m a huge hummingbird fan.\u00a0 Even more so after I asked God, during a trying time, to send me a hummingbird and God did.\u00a0 The Hummingbird was my \u201cburning bush\u201d so to speak.<\/p>\n

I see hummingbirds a lot lately. After all, I did put feeders outside my office window for just that reason.\u00a0\u00a0 I have been in a time of trail so to speak. So much uncertainty in the air.\u00a0 Life can be like that.\u00a0 I\u2019m not the only one who will go through uncertain times, and I likely won\u2019t be the last. In many cases, once this trail passes, another one will not be far behind.<\/p>\n

God tell us not to \u201cworry\u201d about things.\u00a0\u00a0 Look at Matthew 6: 25-34<\/p>\n

25 Here is the bottom line: do not worry about your life. Don\u2019t worry about what you will eat or what you will drink. Don\u2019t worry about how you clothe your body. Living is about more than merely eating, and the body is about more than dressing up. 26 Look at the birds in the sky. They do not store food for winter. They don\u2019t plant gardens. They do not sow or reap\u2014and yet, they are always fed because your heavenly Father feeds them. And you are even more precious to Him than a beautiful bird. If He looks after them, of course He will look after you. 27 Worrying does not do any good; who here can claim to add even an hour to his life by worrying?<\/em><\/p>\n

28 Nor should you worry about clothes. Consider the lilies of the field and how they grow. They do not work or weave or sew, and yet their garments are stunning. 29 Even King Solomon, dressed in his most regal garb, was not as lovely as these lilies. 30 And think about grassy fields\u2014the grasses are here now, but they will be dead by winter. And yet God adorns them so radiantly. How much more will He clothe you, you of little faith, you who have no trust?<\/em><\/p>\n

31 So do not consume yourselves with questions: What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear? 32 Outsiders make themselves frantic over such questions; they don\u2019t realize that your heavenly Father knows exactly what you need. 33 Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and then all these things will be given to you too. 34 So do not worry about tomorrow. Let tomorrow worry about itself. Living faithfully is a large enough task for today.<\/em><\/p>\n

As I sit and watch the hummingbirds outside my window, I can\u2019t help but think, those hummingbirds don\u2019t really seem worried.\u00a0 They are such a small bird and need to eat more than their body weight, to stay alive.\u00a0 I was reading a little about them; research shows they burn their energy quickly.\u00a0 Sure they rest sometimes, but they are always in flight mode.<\/p>\n

Even when the feeders are empty, they flutter by each one, and fly off in search of another feeder.\u00a0 They don\u2019t sit and beg at the window, or look longingly at me.\u00a0 They just move on. \u00a0I certainly don\u2019t see them pacing back and forth saying \u201coh no what will I do now!!!?\u201d<\/p>\n

Why can\u2019t we as humans do that?\u00a0 Some trials we create ourselves, while others just happen by no one\u2019s fault, just by design. We just have to trust that God will use that situation and have faith that we will get through it.<\/p>\n

Matthew 17:20 reads:<\/p>\n

Jesus: Because you have so little faith. I tell you this: if you had even a faint spark of faith, even faith as tiny as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, \u201cMove from here to there,\u201d and because of your faith, the mountain would move. If you had just a sliver of faith, you would find nothing impossible.<\/em><\/p>\n

It is so hard being human. We are flawed and we must remember that God is always near, always present in every situation.<\/p>\n

I will admit, my faith is small and sometimes tested.\u00a0 As with anything, this current trail will one day be a distant memory.\u00a0 How I use that memory is up to me.\u00a0 Maybe it should be used for faith building and learning not to worry.<\/p>\n

Matthew 6:27<\/p>\n

Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?<\/em><\/p>\n

Now that\u2019s something to think about.\u00a0 Worry doesn\u2019t help fix the problem it just gets us upset, or even sick.\u00a0 A week or two ago, I felt what I believe was my first panic attack.\u00a0\u00a0 I didn\u2019t understand what those were really. For me, it was an overwhelming feeling that I couldn\u2019t handle it, and I even had a shortness of breath.\u00a0 I had to close my eyes. I remember thinking \u201cGod help me\u201d.<\/p>\n

I felt that same panic creeping up on me again recently.\u00a0 I had to try and talk myself threw it, as I have tried to help others in my life, when this happens.\u00a0 It\u2019s not as easy as I had thought it should be. For that I apologize.<\/p>\n

I guess, I need to practice my faith more; and fly like my beloved hummingbird. God will meet my needs, and your needs each day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Those of you who have read my blog know I\u2019m a huge hummingbird fan.\u00a0 Even more so after I asked God, during a trying time, to send me a hummingbird and God did.\u00a0 The Hummingbird was my \u201cburning bush\u201d so … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faith"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2m8F1-sw","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1636,"url":"https:\/\/www.familydill.com\/wordpress\/2014\/08\/11\/i-saw-the-sign\/","url_meta":{"origin":1768,"position":0},"title":"I saw the sign","author":"Kris Dill","date":"August 11, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"\"I saw the sign, it opened up my eyes, I saw the sign\u201d\u2026\u2026.. 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