The other day, my kids were doing school and I was trying do something in the other room. I heard my quiet one start talking about a bird which drew the attention of all the other kids. After a bit, her voice became distressed as she decided that the bird was hurt.

At this point, I came over to check things out. The bird was sitting on our deck railing and it seemed like it was just catching its breath. We have had birds fly into the house before and become stunned. Once they recover, they fly off fine. We have also come across a bird in the yard that we thought was stunned and it ended up dying in our kitchen. That ended up being pretty traumatizing for our kids so… I try not to get involved as much with the birds when they seem stressed.

I told my children the bird would be fine and went back into the other room. My quiet one has a deep love for animals and she really wanted to go out there and hold the bird. She became really upset that I wouldn’t open the door so we could go check it out. She was begging and pleading and then finally yelled at me, “Would God do that?!”

I asked, “Would God do what?” She responded, “Would God leave it all alone to die?”

We went into a long conversation about how the bird wasn’t dying. We talked about all of the reasons why us opening the door to help the bird could have caused more problems. The bird was on the railing of the deck, if we startled it, it could have fallen off the railing and hit the concrete below.

We eventually remembered the bird’s nest below our deck and figured out that this had been a baby bird learning to fly. Of course, it looked hurt and terrified. It was learning to use its legs and wings for the first time. If we had gone outside and cuddled it and all the lovely kind things my quiet one wanted to do for this bird, we could have kept the bird from actually progressing on its own.

The funny thing about this whole situation was the question that my daughter asked has been on my mind almost daily. “Would God do that? Would He leave us alone?”

I going through a time right now in my own spiritual journey where it does feel like I have been left alone. I know deep in my soul that this is not true. There are angels around me and my family and I can even hear and see the loving messages that God is sending me to remind me that He is there. He is close by and He is very much a part of my life during my trials.

I have recently felt just like this little bird; I have experienced great faith, and knowledge of the love of my Heavenly Parents. The enemy has taken notice of me and has been a part of my daily life as well. He is really good at what he does and he has bombarded me with doubts, confusion, and distractions. I must have something really important that I need to be doing. I don’t like feeling like this and it has been a really hard several weeks.

I want my friends that read this blog to know that just as our Heavenly Parents are real, so is Satan. He is out there and he is on the attack. He knows Jesus is coming again and he knows it will happen soon. He is desperate to cause as much trouble as possible before he must be bound. It is possible to defend ourselves against him. We must be vigilant and recognize when the thoughts we have are thoughts of light or of darkness. Any thoughts that are tearing ourselves down are not of God.

God wants us to know how much He loves us, that this life is difficult, and He lovingly cheers us on. How do I know this about Him? Because I know His son. Jesus emulates the perfect love of our Father in Heaven.

When the woman who was taken in adultery was brought to Jesus, He was so kind and patient. I can imagine how soft His voice was when He spoke to her. His love and respect of her. Instead of shaming her, or allowing her to be stoned, he advocated for her. He told her neither did He condemn her. It is all done with such love.

He suffered our sins and pains in the Garden of Gethsemane. Of course, He knows why we chose to make the mistakes that we made. He still loves us. He still suffered with us. Why? Because it was the Plan all along. He would suffer the sins of the world so that we can become clean again and return home to our Heavenly Parents. He wants us to succeed in this life. He already did His part. Now it is up to us to do our part.

I. Am. All. In. I know that this will bring more onslaught from the enemy, but I also know how to put on the Armor of God. God is sending angels to help me fight my battle. I have faith that I will come out of this stronger than ever before. I just have to endure it and remember that while it may feel like Heaven is silent, They are cheering on my every effort. This is a time for me to become stronger and use my wings to spread the Gospel even further.