When God Sends A Reminder To Your Door!

Back in May, I looked out from our front door and saw this little bird perched on our lamp post. I took a picture because it caught my attention. It was God's beautiful creation and peace to me; that's what it represented to my heart.

Looking back at it now, I can't help but think about how God sometimes uses the simplest things in His creation to remind us of the greatest truths.

This little bird didn't have to come inside my house to get my attention..God brought the reminder right to my doorstep.

Jesus often used birds to teach us about the Father's care. He said: “Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap... yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?” — Matthew 6:26

That little bird sitting peacefully on the lamp post wasn't worried about tomorrow. It wasn't carrying yesterday's burdens. It was simply resting where it had landed. And sometimes I believe God is telling us to do the same.

Rest where I have you. Trust Me with what you cannot control. Stop worrying about tomorrow. I am already there.

We can become so consumed with what needs fixing, what might happen, what hasn't happened yet, and what we're praying for God to change that we forget something important:

The same God who watches over the smallest bird is watching over us.

And I love where this bird chose to land—on a light. That spoke to my heart too.

Jesus said, “Ye are the light of the world.” (Matthew 5:14)

In a world filled with darkness, fear, confusion, and uncertainty, God has called His children to keep shining. We don't have to understand everything happening around us to be a light. We simply have to remain close to Jesus and faithfully stand where He has placed us.

Sometimes God's biggest reminders come through the smallest things.

A bird on a lantern. A quiet morning on the porch. A moment that makes you stop and look. And perhaps a gentle reminder from your Heavenly Father: “If My eye is on the sparrow, you can be certain My eye is on you.” 🐦 💙

Turn Your Eyes Back To Me!

“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.” — Isaiah 41:10

There are hours when everything around us seems designed to pull our attention away from God. Troubles become louder. Fear tries to settle into our hearts. The works of the enemy seem more visible than the work of God.

But I feel the Holy Spirit reminding God's children in this hour: "Do not fear. Turn your eyes back to Me, saith the Lord of Hosts".

God's Word tells us, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest... For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28, 30)

Some of us have been carrying burdens that God never intended for us to carry alone. We have been staring at the trouble, analyzing the circumstances, watching what the enemy is doing, and wondering how everything is going to work out. But God is calling us to change our focus.

• Don't look at your troubles—look to Jesus.

• Don't focus on the enemy—focus on the One who has already defeated him.

• Don't concentrate on what you see happening around you—remember Who is standing with you.

Hebrews 12:2 tells us to be “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith.”

There is a reason the enemy wants your attention. If he can keep your eyes fixed on the storm, you may forget the One who has authority over it. If he can keep you consumed with fear, you may overlook what God is doing right in front of you.

But this is not the hour to retreat.

° This is the hour to persevere.

° This is the hour to pray without ceasing.

° This is the hour to stand on the Solid Rock.

° This is the hour to keep your eyes on Jesus.

Isaiah 41:10 gives us a promise: “I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

God hasn't lost control. He hasn't forgotten His children. He is still our peace, our protection, our strength, and our covering.

There may be things happening that you don't understand right now, but don't allow fear to cause you to miss what God has for you in this season.

• Keep praying.

• Keep believing.

• Keep persevering.

• Keep looking to Jesus.

There is joy found in His presence that circumstances cannot take away. There is peace that the world cannot manufacture. There is strength available when ours is gone.

So when fear whispers, look to Jesus.

When the burden becomes heavy, look to Jesus.

When the enemy seems busy, look to Jesus.

When you don't know what tomorrow holds, look to Jesus.

And when everything around you tells you to be afraid, remember Who you are standing on.

You are standing on the Solid Rock. Don't miss what God is doing because you're too focused on what the enemy is doing. Turn your face and your eyes back toward Him.

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Suggested Prayer:

"Dear Lord, help me to take my eyes off the trouble around me and place them completely upon You. When fear tries to enter my heart, remind me that You are with me. Strengthen me to persevere and to pray without ceasing. Help me not to become so focused on the works of the enemy that I miss Your hand moving in my life. Give me Your peace, renew my strength, and help me stand firmly upon the Solid Rock. Whatever this hour brings, I choose to keep looking unto Jesus. Amen."

“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith...” — Hebrews 12:2

♡ Don't fear. Don't lose your focus. Keep your eyes on Jesus. ♡

Physical Sight vs. Spiritual Sight!

“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” — 2nd Corinthians 5:7

Sometimes we can see, but we still aren’t seeing clearly.

In Mark 8, Jesus healed a blind man. After Jesus first touched him, the man looked up and said, “I see men as trees, walking.” He could see—but his vision was still blurry. So Jesus touched him again, and this time the man could see everything clearly.

Sometimes that is where we are spiritually.

Physical sight sees the problem.

Spiritual sight sees the God who is bigger than the problem.

Physical sight sees the Red Sea.

Spiritual sight sees a way through it.

Physical sight sees the giant.

Spiritual sight sees the victory God can give.

And sometimes we need to pray, “Jesus, touch my eyes again.”

Maybe we’re looking at the situation through disappointment, fear, hurt, or our own understanding. We see something—but we aren’t seeing it clearly from God’s perspective.

Lord, touch my eyes again. Help me not to see only what is happening around me. Give me spiritual sight to recognize what You are doing even when I don’t understand it.

Don’t let what your physical eyes see cause you to forget what God has said.

Sometimes we don’t need God to change what is in front of us first—we need Him to touch our eyes again so we can see it differently.

Jesus, touch my eyes again. I don’t just want to see—I want to see clearly. 🙏❤️

There is Still a Fire in You!

“His word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones…” — Jeremiah 20:9

Maybe you’re tired. Maybe life, disappointment, or discouragement has tried to smother what God placed inside you. But if God put the fire there, the enemy doesn’t get to decide when it goes out.

🔥 🙌🏻 There’s still a fire in you.

You may not feel as strong as you once did. Your flame may feel smaller than it used to—but a flicker is still a flame. And God can breathe on what remains.

Don’t mistake weariness for the end of your calling. Don’t mistake a difficult season for God being finished with you. The same God who lit the fire knows how to stir it again.

So pray again. Worship again. Believe again. Serve again.

🔥 There’s still a fire in you—and God isn’t finished with you yet.