Hummingbirds -- Do they ever get out of tune?

Have you ever viewed a hummingbird up close? I had the privilege two mornings in a row. Sonya and I were sitting on our patio drinking coffee enjoying the cool mornings of fall. Suddenly there was a buzzing right behind me. Sonya said, “There’s a hummingbird right behind your head.” Of course, when I turned, he was gone. But then this morning, he was back. In fact, he came and hovered a foot in front of my face. He hovered right beside me twice. Amazing little creature. So small. So fast. So hungry all the time. It seems that all they do is fly from flower to flower (or feeder to feeder) eating. One day not too long ago, we watched as one played in the water of our sprinkler. Wouldn’t that be the life? Just fly around all the time eating and playing. But for most of us, it wouldn’t be enough. There is a part of us that longs for time just to relax and do nothing, but after a while, that gets old. We were created for a purpose -- built into our systems, there is a desire to accomplish something, to do something, to be something in this life. Some people are able to overcome that desire. Society uses words like “deadbeat”, “lazy”, “good-for-nothing” to describe them. Some people are overcome by the desire. Society uses words like “go-getter” or “workaholic” to describe them. We could all learn a lesson from the hummingbird: there is room in this life to take care of needs AND to play. Take some time this week to enjoy both the work and the recreation God has blessed you with. Take some time this week to worship the Creator, too.