Too Young To Fly

Our Thoughts:

My husband invited me out on the patio early this morning to see something. What I saw was a baby blue jay. The little bird wasn't much bigger than a large thimble (for those of you who sew). He was sitting upright, looking around, and, occasionally, opening his little beak, as if to call his Mom. Apparently, he has fallen out of the nest, or perhaps, as my husband said, 'tried to fly too young'.

Many times, we try to 'sprout wings' too early. Young people get all excited, wanting to be older than they really are. They get with crowds that do things that they shouldn't, trying to be grownups. They get in trouble, just as this little bird. They sometimes leave the nest (home) too early, and can't make it in the big world.

There is one whom we can trust, who will keep us under his wings, protect us from the world. He'll be there through all the trials and tribulations, all the hurts and pains, even those we have when we are 'too young to fly'. His name is Jesus.

God's Thoughts: