My Little Bird Is Valuable to HIM!

"Parent birds begin to teach their fledglings the importance of flying by remaining a short distance away from the nest during feeding. If the young birds are to survive, they must step away from the nest. Frequently, this means a few hard falls to the ground followed a long trip back to the safety of the nest.". Www.wisegeek.com While thinking non stop about my little bird leaving the nest in 2 WEEKS, I ponder the above thinking about the fact that graduation from high school signifies a necessary next step for their survival in the big bad world! I have been so caught up in my own grief (I know that may sound a bit dramatic, however there doesn't seem to be any other way to describe the raw emotion), that I haven't really faced the potential "hard falls to the ground." I must confess that I am not sure I always remained a short distance away while she has been growing up- I tended to be right there with her, helping or YIKES, doing it for her, so I may have set my little bird for some crash landings which makes me kind of sad! I am certainly thankful that she whole heartily belongs to the Lord and I am trusting that HE has got her covered and my prayer is that HE will cushion her falls! No worrying allowed for this momma- my little bird is valuable to THE ONE who created her!! Matthew 6:25-27 NIV 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?