for some reason, everywhere i go, i LOVE taking pictures of birds. just watching them fly and able to go slow low to the ground without touching--that is SO cool!! when i was in OBX, there were flocks of heron, seagulls, and other birds. while watching them fly together, i just kept thinking about fellowship and the body of Christ. i was awed by how birds fly when they are in groups. they'd line up single file, in a "V" or there was some system of where each bird was supposed to be. as i watched the front bird flap its wings, a few seconds later, someone else in the group would flap their wings. this would go on until everyone in the group has flapped their wings at least once and the leader would start flapping again. it was pretty cool to watch these birds communicate to each other while they stare at each other's butt all day long =P who knew that flapping your wings could establish so much!

this led me to think about God and fellowship because like these birds, there is order. there is control to keep us all together and to function in a healthy way as one Body. just to be in harmony with one another and to lead each other from temptation and being led astray from the path God intended for us each to take. like these birds, i would hope that the fellowship i want to be a part of, is there for each other. that we can be accountability for one another. encourage each other with the word of God, through actions of love, and most importantly, prayer.

how awesome it is to be a part of something beautiful God has created--the church! how great it is to belong somewhere after much searching. God, it's FINALLY took this summer for me to understand what Your Time means. everything has a set place. i'm learning to continue beng patient in prayer and petition. You answer them at the moment i get caught off guard, but that is when i am in complete awe of Your Sovereignty Father <3