That bird is toast.

A bird just flew into my window. That's got to be an eye opening experience. One minute you are flying... smooth sailing... and the next... SMACK! Feathers are floating all over the place and you are on the ground... wondering what hit you.

I think the Lord does this to us at times. Just to grab our attention and to bring our focus back to Him... He will allow a window to be placed in our path. He does this to remind us that we can't do this without Him, that we must lean on Him so that we can successfully manuever around the trials of life. A testing of our faith if you will. We think we can do it on our own... but our lack of willingness to surrender makes Him teach us lessons the hard way. The Lord demands surrender while giving us the freedom to choose. But when we are stubborn and we make the wrong choice... sometimes He needs to smack us upside the head in an attempt to get our attention.

However, if we choose to rest in Him and trust that His way is better... if we choose to believe that He will stand true to His promises... then it will be credited to us as righteousness... Although there will be windows, He will give us the perspective to see these windows for what they are and it will help us to avoid the painful drop... moreover... He will be right there by our side... as we soar through the air.