Anita and I are getting to the age where we like to watch birds. We have a couple of thistle seed socks hanging (not very productive, yet), and a humming bird feeder (humming with hummingbirds). Although not invited, a barn swallow has built a nest under our deck atop a light fixture. I’ll wait until the babies are flying before I clean it out. I love to watch barn swallows swoop to attack flying bugs ahead of my mower.

I wonder what barn swallows did in northeast Indiana before there were any barns. Did they build in hollow trees or in boughs like other birds? In the 21st Century we may never know. But, it is amazing how God guides them to care for themselves.

There is an old hymn that says “For His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me”. If God cares about sparrows and makes sure they always have a nest, shouldn’t we be as confident that He’ll always provide a place for us? Apply this to your insecurities today.