Leave the coop


A few weeks ago, Tedd and I decided that it was finally time to let these ladies out of the coop! We got them back in July as 1 day old baby chicks. They were so tiny and fluffy when we brought them home from Tractor Supply in a tiny cardboard box. They have been in the right side of Floyd's coop for a few months now and we were so excited to let them outside to explore the big world around them.

For those of you who have never had free range chickens, I'm telling you...you're missing out! They are so much fun to watch just pecking and scratching around outside, digging up bugs and grubs, being active all day. You can tell its just what they were meant to do...and they're so happy.


So imagine our disappointment, and really downright frustration when we opened the coop and this happened. FEAR. They wouldn't go past the door. We stepped back and gave them time.  We tried to lure them out. We tried to carry them out...and they ran right back in and peaked around the corner again.  

We have now tried 3 times...and each time they do the same thing. I was so frustrated the last time we tried. And then I felt the Holy Spirit tugging on my heart. 

Do you think God ever feels that way about us? Do you think he's frustrated that he has loved us, created us, knows the hairs on our head and has so many things planned for us.  And then we won't leave the coop. Paralyzed in fear.

Joshua 1:9 says, "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."

In the first few verses of the chapter, after Moses died, God came to Joshua telling him to take the Israelites and cross the Jordan river and to take possession of the promised land. He tells them that no one will be able to defeat them, and that he will never leave or forsake them. 

As part of my prayers every day, I have been asking God to help me to not be like these silly chickens (who I still love dearly by the way!).  I want to stop living in fear, and live out the plan that God has designed for my life.  Sometimes this is scary and unknown. Sometimes there are predators. 

But remember, although God never promises it will be easy. He does promise to never leave our side.

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