“We are going to get two birds. Finches to be exact,” they shared.
Interesting. I had known a woman who had a parrot and that bird talked a lot. A. Lot. As a matter of fact, I cannot even tell you what the poor bird learned to say because it would look like this, “^*()&%$+$#@”. Yeah, that bird needed a good mouth washing! I kid you not.
But they want finches. They will only peep now and then.
A few days later, quite by accident, I read this about songbirds and how they learn to sing …..
This particular bird cannot learn to sing in the daylight because it is always concerned with the chatter around it. Instead, its cage must be covered so that it is in complete darkness. Then, it is able to hear its master and will learn to sing.
(taken from Mended by Angie Smith, page 112)
Don’t let the preciousness of that paragraph pass you. Think about it.
I wondered, “Can the same be true of me?” About all of us?
Let’s face it, there can be so many distractions around us. All one would need to do is sit and listen to the sounds of my computer for a bit as it signals me:
- a new email has come in
- a tweet
- a facebook comment
- a roll in Dice With Friends (yatzee not gambling folks)
- a word played in Words With Friends
- a wordpress comment
To those sounds, I can throw in the house phone ringing, my cell phone buzzing. You get the picture. Countless distractions.
And yet He bids me, “Come”.
Perhaps it is in the difficult times, the times that bring pain, that I need to throw the cover over my cage, block out all of the distractions and hear my Master.
Because you are my helper; I sing for joy in the shadow of your wings. (Psalm 63:7, NLT)
See what I mean – under the cover, I learn to sing. Or perhaps more accurately, under the cover, I hear my Master.
And it is in that place of hearing Him, and Him alone, that He teaches me to sing.
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Hi There! I am coming over from Sharing His Beauty.
I loved your analogy! So true too, even though we all crave to ‘be in the light’, real growth happens in the dark. I know that well, even though I squirm and am uncomfortable there.
Great post today!
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Ceil –
Thank you for being the encourager that you are. Grateful to have you stop here.
~~Joanne~~
This is fantastic, Joanne! I love how your mind works – Thank you for sharing this:). Just what I needed to read today. I’m going to get under my cover right now – Signing off:)!
Thank you! I am realizing more & more, even Jesus knew when to withdraw from the crowd. May we follow His example. Thanks for stopping here & sharing.
Joanne,
I need to cover my birdcage! So true – sometimes it’s hard to know which of life’s ‘noises’ we’re supposed to follow. It’s a focus thing, huh? A seek-ye-first-the-kingdom-of-God thing. Thank you for sharing this!
Janet
Yes, it is focus. It is also withdrawing for a bit to be with Him. So glad you stopped here today 🙂
Ha! Potty Mouthed bird – that pretty much cracked me up! Hey, nice to meet you and thanks for dropping by to say hello.
Back at you! It is always great to meet new friends!
Pushing aside distractions to simply answer His call to come. Thank you for splashing me with this reminder. So needed it today.
Thanks for joining the momma melody. We would love to have you join us again. Anything mom, from vacation pics, encouraging words, to recipes. I jot some notes on Mondays, but it’s a come whenever you can kind of party. Just moms. Sharing our notes. Creating a melody.
http://justsarahdawn.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-momma-for-today.html
Be blessed bunches,
Sarah
Yes, the closer we get to our Master, the more we recognize His voice and the more we learn to live (and sing) as he wants us to! Great picture for today, thanks!
Blessings, Joan