Lessons From Hummingbirds

  “Lessons From Hummingbirds”



Those who know me well, know that I love hummingbirds.  I am intrigued by these little birds and actually learn “lessons” from them.


Lesson:   Hummingbirds do migrate and are the smallest of all migrating birds.  When they go from one area of the country to another as the seasons prepare to change, they go it alone to protect themselves from predators. That is totally different from how other birds migrate. Others migrate in such huge groups that for me, it reminds me of Alfred Hitchcock’s movie, THE BIRDS.  (I just dated myself there.)  For example, geese (called a “skein” when in flight) migrate in a V formation.  AMAZINGLY, as small as hummingbirds are, they are able to fly a distance of 400 miles NONSTOP to reach their destinations.


APPLICATION:  When the time comes for us to “migrate” from one season in our walk with the Lord to another, He often calls us to “go it alone” for a distance like the hummingbirds who do that for their protection from predators.  They fly by instinct, we “migrate” and are led by the Holy Spirit. “Going it alone” might feel like being abandoned, but look at it this way.  Perhaps what feels like isolation may be His way of insulating you from distractions or predators on your journey to your “next”.  Distractions can be people or circumstances.  Just trust Him.


Blessings!


~CWP~


(An earlier Post)

Comments

  1. SonShineJanuary 21, 2021 at 5:39 AM

    Living life like the traveling hummingbird, Solo.

    I was not a popular girl in high school: only one or two close friends and no boyfriends. I thought I'd be a single woman when at 21 years, I sat in a park and cried out to the Lord to live godly as a single person. I told the Lord it would be the last time I cried about being alone.

    What a surprise God had for me when a friendship developed between the young man and me at my college less than 2 years later. Problem: he wanted to be a pastor! I told God, no pastors for me. I had seen PK (pastor's kids) children, and they were usually troubled people.

    God canceled my objection, this man was for me! We fell so deeply in love, I dismissed the man's desire to become a minister.

    Again, God canceled my prayer, and the man became a pastor. Most days, I praised God for gifting me with an incredible, kind, and intelligent man who loved ME! (Nothing is perfect.) I didn't take him for granted. We loved and laughed deeply. Our children were ok, not saints, but Christians with Godly spouses (those who married).

    My man died in November 2020.

    I must go life solo—just me and God.

    I hurt.

    I had too much joy to ask God why my man died. But I do ask, can I finish my life alone? I know I can, but will I ever know the joy I had? Life does not require joy, but it feels so much better with it than without.

    I'm living the painful Solo journey. The adage: sometimes it be's like that.

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    1. Coretta Wright PimpletonJanuary 25, 2021 at 6:11 PM

      I'm not sure of your identity, but if you know me, then you know that our journeys have similarities. I told the Lord that there were two types of men that I did not want for a husband. A mortician and a minister. Low and behold, he sent a minister who became a pastor. I really thought that the Lord & I had an understanding. Don't worry so much about the possibility of "going solo". It is too soon to be anywhere other than where you are right now. Give yourself a break. Perhaps you will reach out so that we can have a conversation. Be Blessed.

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  2. SonShineJanuary 26, 2021 at 4:51 PM

    You've already ministered to me and continue to do so. Thank you!

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