Birds and Lilies

For Mikayla

Surrogate Daughter, Sister in Christ, Friend for Life

5/18/2020

Matthew 6:26, 28 “Behold the fowls of the air…Consider the lilies of the field.”

I actually have a dear friend who loves the entirety of this passage, because it brings her such comfort. She discovered these verses early in her journey, and they kept coming up time after time. God is so wonderful about communicating just what we need when we need it, and He never lets us forget as long as we are paying attention. These verses are such a beautiful reminder of God’s provision for our lives. We need not worry, for He cares for the whole of His creation.

The birds of the air and the lilies of the field are both complex and simple, a reflection of us as entities also made by God. As humans, we are vastly complex machines, but God requires us to have a simple faith. Birds and lilies live in an uncomplicated state of being, and this is a lesson for us all. God wants us to trust Him and know that He will care for everything that concerns us, just as he does for all of nature, because we are all part of His perfect design.

We are certainly in a time when anxiety and worry are at an all-time high for most of us. Chambers reminds us that, “Our heavenly Father knows the circumstances we are in, and if we keep concentrated on Him we will grow spiritually as the lilies.” During this time of solitude, as we keep mostly to our homes and are with our families, we have a rare opportunity to focus on our relationship with Jesus. We can dive into God’s word and spend time in prayer and reflection, or we can just sit and listen. For as difficult a time as this is, we are also being given the blessing of time and stillness, and it is in these moments that the lessons come.

When it is time to go back out into the world, fellow believers, let’s be ready!