I was up early today. I put apricot preserves on 1 pancake & blackberry jam on the other. I had a cup of cinnamon/mocha coffee too. It was a little after 6:30AM that I sat on my patio and enjoyed my breakfast and coffee. As I was sitting there the hummingbird was active. Twice it flew within a few inches of me & I said good morning to it as it looked directly at me. I also said "Jesus" to it. I observed the pattern of this hummingbird this morning. It fed on the nectar a bunch then it flew to the Crepe Myrtle tree & sat on a branch in the tree stationary-it did not stay in flight motion per say-it looked like when a bird cleans itself. Then it came back for more nectar.
I have not seen the hummingbirds all Summer but once & the last few days I saw not 1 but 2 @ 1 time. They can be pretty territorial & aggressive with another hummingbird enjoying a drink of nectar. It swoops in and chases the feeding bird away from the nectar.
When I woke today I noticed James Goll had a God dream & I went and read the scripture verse he saw himself reading in the dream Isaiah 60:1-3. When I did my reading the bible through a few years ago I read that scripture on 8/22. I underlined several verses in that chapter when I previously read it. From there Holy Spirit enlightens me to search out the scripture I read on 8/29 & this is what I read then, Jeremiah 1. I have several verses also underlined. Then I jumped to 9/4 because that will be my first born child's birthday. My Katie will turn 35 years old that day. She was over 2 weeks overdue past my due date. If I did not go into labor by Labor Day I was scheduled to come in to be induced. Since she was that much past my due date I remember that last week I had to lay down & be still so many times during the day & count the # of times I felt her move inside me & track it and write it down and report the findings.
Inducing me did nothing other than "break the water" at that point I was tired. I went in the hospital @ 6:00AM & did not sleep through the night so when they said so many hours within a certain time frame passed & I had to go C-section route. I was kind of relieved even though that meant surgery with me being awake. I remember the doctor saying he was about to start & I wanted to make sure I was numb enough so I could not feel the pain. Apparently he tested me with a sharp instrument & I felt no pain & I felt ok to go ahead & deliver my sweet baby girl. I will share with you … I planned & participated in all the birthing classes & I felt cheated to not deliver in a natural sense that is. Also I went through a tiring process to deliver her & did not even get to hold her 1st my husband was in the delivery & he got to hold her.
The Dr. explained to me that my body just did not kick into labor for some reason & if I was born prior to modern medicine & C-sections more than likely I & my child would have died in my situation. I do not go into labor for some reason. Even with the birth of our son 4 years later we planned on natural birth with back up C-section scheduled if need be. C-section #2 but this time I did not have to go in to be induced with Pitocin. 2nd C-section was much easier because I was rested & I went in 5/4 early in the morning for my scheduled C-section.
I see a pattern here. Labor & Rest. There comes a time for busyness & labor but it is most important to couple that labor with rest. Even the hummingbird labors in the respect of it's intake of nectar for it's upcoming long journey. Even while it is consuming nectar it still goes to the crepe myrtle tree to rest a bit. Then it comes forth again to partake in more nectar.
Lesson learned: partake actively in the sweet nectar of the word of God along with partnering with Him in resting in Him. It is that combination that brings forth joy, peace, grace, love, miracles & above all THE LOVE OF GOD.
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