Chippie Doesn't Sing Much Any More
Today’s Message of Encouragement from Discovering A BETTER LIFE MINISTRIES
(Stories of Real People, Real Events, Real Places) Is dedicated to providing
Spiritual FOOD FOR THOUGHT
To HELP Men and Women Find HOPE
THROUGH SHARING GOD’S GRACE and LOVE
(Ron Bainbridge Editor)
(July 30th, 2020)
Friend, CHIPPIE THE PARAKEET NEVER saw it coming. One second he was peacefully perched in his cage. The next he was sucked in, washed up, and blown over. The problems began when Chippie's owner decided to clean Chippie's cage with a vacuum cleaner. She removed the attachment from the end of the hose and stuck it in the cage.
The phone rang, and she turned to pick it up. She'd barely said 'hello' when 'Sssopp!' Chippie got sucked in. The bird owner gasped, put down the phone, turned off the vacuum, and opened the bag.
There was Chippie-- still alive, but stunned. Since the bird was covered with dust and soot, she grabbed him and raced to the bathroom, turned on the faucet, and held Chippie under the running water. Then, realizing that Chippie was soaked and shivering, she did what any compassionate bird owner would do, she reached for the hair dryer and blasted the pet with hot air.
Poor Chippie never knew what hit him!
A few days after the trauma, the reporter who'd initially written about the event contacted Chippie's owner to see how the bird was recovering. “Well,” she replied, “Chippie doesn't sing much anymore he just sits and stares.”
When you stop to think about it, it's hard not to see why. Sucked in, washed up, and blown over . . . that's enough to steal the song from the stoutest heart.
Friend, can you relate to Chippie? Most of us can. One minute you're seated in familiar territory with a song on your lips, and then the pink slip comes. The rejection letter arrives. The doctor calls. The divorce papers are delivered. The check bounces. A policeman knocks on your door.
Sssopp! You're sucked into a black cavern of doubts, doused with the cold water of reality, and stung with the hot air of empty promises. Your life that had been so calm is now so stormy. You're overcome by demands, Assailed by doubts, Troubled by questions. And somewhere in the trauma, you lose your joy. Somewhere in the storm, you lose your song.
Have you ever found yourself in a storm of life? If so, then Chippie's story is your story!
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"Be kinder than necessary,
For everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.
"May your troubles be less, your blessings be more
And nothing but happiness come through your door!”
(Georgette)
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