This weekend my wife and I were invited to spend the weekend at the beach with some friends. It was wonderful! Several couples were invited, and Saturday morning we all piled into the back of his pickup truck and rode out to the beach to sit by the ocean.
On the way there, I noticed something spectacular that I haven’t noticed before; butterflies! They were everywhere. Thousands upon thousands were flying along side of the sandy coastline, and it looked like something out of a movie set. I asked our friend what was happening and he said “The butterflies are migrating south and we are getting to see it!”
As my wife and I walked along the beach, barefooted in the perfect sunny weather, looking for seashells and sharks teeth, a thought occurred to me: I am in God’s backyard. It humbled me as I began to let my mind wander. All of the seashells I was walking over once had creatures living in them. God provided for them. The pelicans that were flying in formation low to the water, God provides for them. The dolphins that swim those waters every day, God provides for them. Even the thousands of butterflies that were flying around us, God directs their paths.
Jesus spoke about this in Matthew 10:29-31. He says “29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. 30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.”God provides for me and direct my paths too. If I were to trust Him the same way as the butterflies, fish, birds, and all the rest of creation does, my life would run a lot smoother! To God, I am so much more valuable than all of the things I saw on the beach. I am His child. How much more is He going to provide for me and my family!
What a great weekend!
