This past Spring, a bear came down off the mountain behind our house to feed from two of our bird feeders. One feeder was broken open. The other, was no where to be found. Apparently, the bear took that feeder. I actually went looking for it. I walked along the stone wall that borders one side of our two acre property. I found no bird feeder. I then walked along the old logging trail that leads up to the top of the mountain. I didn’t get far as it was getting dark, but still no, there was no sign of the bear or bird feeder. Realizing I had no idea in which direction the bear would have gone, I decided not to search again and just bought new bird feeders (and no, the bear hasn’t been back).
Last week, while I was mowing along the stone wall, I stopped to pick some blueberries. As I climbed over the stone wall to reach the back of the blueberry bush, I saw the missing bird feeder. It was slightly hidden by some brush. It was empty, but in one piece. I still can’t figure out how I didn’t notice the feeder back in the Spring. Anyway, after my initial surprise at finding the feeder, I found myself thinking that God sometimes works in a way similar to what I described in my story.
Sometimes, we might be looking for God to do something in our lives, but when we don’t hear from Him as quickly as we would like, we go buy new bird feeders. Then, when we least expect it, God surprises us with something and we wonder why we didn’t wait on Him.
Blessings,
Wayne
