About two months ago I was patiently watching Cupid, one of our cows. She was expecting and I didn’t want to miss out on anything. I watched for the physical signs telling me when the time was near.
As soon as my eyes opened in the morning, I jumped out of bed, dressed quickly and headed straight to the pasture. Cows often have their babies in the night or in the early hours of the morning. Probably so that people like me…won’t bother them.
Morning after morning I had this same routine.
I would sit on the 4-wheeler and just watch the herd as they in turn watched me. The morning’s were crisp and new. The pretty green grass wet with dew. It was very still and quiet all around that early in the morning.
There was a little bird I couldn’t help but notice. Seemed to be in the same spot on the fence each morning. It would just sit there. Still and quiet. It wasn’t even singing.
I couldn’t help but think about one of my favorite songs. IN THE GARDEN. I remember hearing my mother sing this and I too learned it. The older I get the more these hymns mean to me. But not just the hymn…there is a verse that comes to mind as well. It is as if God is always reminding me.
Be Still and Know that I am God. Psalm 46:10
I couldn’t help but think as I watched that bird, that often I am too busy. I make myself too busy. I need to be still. Sometimes I need to hush……and let God speak to me.
Don’t get me wrong…I think we should be busy, just not so busy that we don’t have time for God.
We should wake up energized, excited and ready to go. Remembering that…I thought that EARLY bird in the pasture …probably GOT the worm!
However, I find that if I start my day with the Lord reading the Bible, I enjoy my day all the more. It is a time for me to be still and quiet letting His Word speak to me. It is sweet precious time.
I have to take the time….just like that bird. Time to be still and hush.
Oh…and I did eventually get to see the birth. But interestingly enough it was a day when I didn’t get up and hurry to the pasture.
IN THE GARDEN-this is part of the song…which spoke to me that day.
He speaks and the sound of His voice,
Is so sweet the birds hush their singing,
And the melody that He gave to me
Within my heart is ringing.
And He walks with me,
And He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own;
And the joy we share as we tarry there,
None other has ever known.
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