Geese Honking
I heard the sound of geese honking as they were flying over my house and without even looking I could visualize the "V" formation of those birds as they were making their way south. When you're in the quiet countryside and you hear that sound... you know that a change in the season is coming.
Have you ever wondered why geese honk when they're flying? And who decides who honks in the group? Do they take turns based on which order they are in in the pattern? I don't know the answer but here's what I think! I think the honking is coming from the cheerleaders in the group. Encouraging the other geese to keep up and keep going! How easy it would be to get discouraged, feel the cold, the wind, the rain, the sun, other birds!
1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NLT) reminds us, "So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing." We're all in this race together. Sometimes we may be the leader of the pack and sometimes we're doing all we can to just keep up. Sometimes we are in need of encouragement to keep going... and sometimes we are able to share some encouragement with others to not give up!
Regardless of the position we're in or the length of time we've been in the race we all need some encouragement (some 'honking' if we were geese!) so here's mine for you today: You can do this! You plus Jesus equals everything. You are never in this alone. God is with you... and so am I!! Keep going! Let's do this!
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