This is a cholla cactus that sits in my front yard. Do you see all the spiny thorns? When my children were all little, I used to warn them not to get a cactus stuck in them as they ran and played in the yard. In the winter months, they are not very pretty, but in the spring, they get these beautiful blooms. These blooms attract the bees and the hummingbirds. The cactus wren loves to make her nests in them. There are two in this cholla now. I am amazed when I see this bird sit on these thorns and sing her heart out. How does she do it? I have gotten one of the thorns in my foot and the pain is horrid. How does this little bird do it?
Of course God made the little bird's feet in such a way that can do it without the pain or it wouldn't be there. To be sure, no cat will climb in and snatch the little nestlings! They are safe in that nest. I like to think that is how it is with my trials. They are rather thorny and they hurt, but God protects me. He has me safe, and he surrounds me with His love. Just as there are lovely blooms on that cactus, there will be a blossoming of joy and peace even in the midst of my trial. Isn't God good? Amazing Grace.
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