Today, myself, our ministry host, Mihai, and my fellow squad member, Francis built a pigeon coop! A first for me for sure! It was one of those things I had no interest in – no like for pigeons, no understanding of why you would want eight as pets, and no particular desire to build a home for them other than the enjoyment of helping friends with a project – but once I started – once I invested my time, energy and thought into it, my heart caught up. My appreciation for Mihai’s excitement grew and my own affection for the pigeons that will soon live in that coop began. I can honestly say that I am excited for Mihai to buy the pigeons (at 10.00 lei or 3.00 USD per pigeon in case you were wondering!) on Monday and see them in the home that we made for them.
Isn’t this the same with life in general…where we invest our time and energy…that is where our heart is also. We have heard some rendition of this saying many times…especially relative to our relationship with the Lord, and it is so true. The more time and energy I put into in prayer and in reading God’s word, the more my affection, passion, love, and desire for him grows.
I have not even seen the pigeons yet, but I have this odd affection for them….weird, I know, but I do! Because I poured myself into building their home…because I took care in the details…because I helped decide how to best construct it…I’m invested and there’s no turning back (I’m writing a blog about pigeons for goodness sake!)
…How much more affection does God, who takes great care in creating us and orchestrating the details of our lives, have for us!
