The Little Bird

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There use to be, and, in some cases, may still be, a group of people just like this little bird. They had lived a large portion of their lives in a cage. But, God sent someone to lead them to a better land. But, to get there, they, like your little bird, had to deal with the wilds. And, their discouragement, their constant complaining, and their reluctance to follow their leader made them feel that, they too, were better off back in their Egyptian cages. The Children of Israel were quite willing to trade their promise of freedom in their OWN land for the slavery and cruelty of Egyptian bondage. The price. it seemed, to follow rules and completely trust Moses was a price they were unwilling to pay. For 40 years they wandered, amd most died without ever seeing the promise fulfilled because they desired what was behind them more than what was before them. They desired the past because they knew what the past held for them. Slavery, cruelty, and misery. These things were certain. What Moses offered them was not so certain, at least in their minds. They desired to trust the seen, even though that meant a miserable existance. But to trust, to have faith in the unseen? That was insane.

Desire the freedom to soar with the wind more than the certainty of captivity where, at least your food was a certain thing? Insane? Not so, when one has truly experienced the freedom of flight. Not so, when we can trust the Voice of the One who walks on the water saying to us, "Come". Its never insane to trust the Voice of the Lord who never fails.

Thank you for the story. I may have missed your point entirely, but this is how your post spoke to me. And, it came at just the right time.