Little Bird Where is Your Home

There's a little bird that keeps trying to get into our house.  She sits on the edge of the door screen peering in and pecking for the glass siding door to open.  When the screen in closed completely, she tries to get in through the side window.    (She's hard to see in this picture -- she's right below the handle.)

• What is she seeing as she looks in that looks appealing? 
• Doesn't she see the smudges on the window left from our 6 grandchildren or the dirt I have not washed off?
• Where does she think she is going and what is she going to do once she gets there?
• Doesn't she know how many dangers are in this house and that she could not survive?

Yet day after day she comes and tries to get in. 
She flies by the window, into the window, sits of edge of the screen, sits on the handle, flies back and walks around the chair near the door like she's figuring out a new plan on how to get in.

The birdfeeder is 4 feet from her.  Beautiful fruit trees abound in our yard.  Green grass with black dirt and slimy worms are abundant.  The sun shines its warm on the earth and the evergreens protect from the wind.  What home could be better for this little bird.  Peace, protection, deliverance are hers and she should be content.

Perhaps she is curious.  Perhaps she is rebellious. Perhaps she is crazy. 

What do you think?

Help me write the end of this story......


May 2022 -- by Sandy Blanes

Birds are very curious, I would choose that as the first "perhaps". There has to be something that is attractive to him. A sunflower seed under the table or stand?  A shiny handle or button? It's hard to know with birds.  

Why in the world wouldn't the little bird go to what we think would be the perfect world for her? 

Sometimes I think that we are like that: knowing would be a perfect place, job, friend for one of our loved ones or even casual acquaintances.  We make suggestions (to our bird) what we think would be just right for them and are disappointed when they choose a different direction.  Maybe later we will see or learn something about "our bird" that will help us to understand them, and then, maybe not.

One thing is for certain, God knows the hearts and minds of each one. He knows why they are looking in the forbidden door or window, He sees the whole picture.  

 

The Bible says in Psalm 37:5 

 Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. 

I don't know if that includes birds, but for me, that will be the way I will go