Bird Watching

Ok, so today this blackbird flew into my house, and then got disoriented and began trying to fly through the bay window in the livingroom. This isn't the first time I've seen it, but it's the first time that I actually did more than shoo the bird out. (because my house is complicated- as far as doors and windows go). I began to think people are a lot like birds, and life is much like my house. We often get confused about things, and we beat ourselves up over and over trying to figure things out. Sometimes we think "oh that will be good for me" (those things being like windows) but it's not until we try it when we're crushed and realize it wasn't what we needed. So we say "ok, then this is the way to do it".... and again, like another window we are disappointed. Finally, like the bird we have to calm ourselves down and realize we can't do it on our own, but that there is someone greater than us who knows the way. I know that bird was in complete fear, but it stayed still enough for me to hold it tight in my hands and walk with it to the door. So I thought, yeah, that's like us and God. It's scary to trust in someone besides ourselves, but he's waiting there ready to carefully pick us up and walk with us and show us the truth when we can't find it on our own.