And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?
-Matthew 6:30
I grew up surrounded by Disney. I may be 21, but I adore the Tinker Bell movies. In the first movie, Tinker Bell is born and she's given her talent. She's a tinker fairy, but she doesn't want to be. She tries to do all of the other fairy jobs, like the water fairy, light fairy, and flower fairy, and fails miserably because she's just plain meant to be a tinker. She messes everything up and spring won't be able to arrive on time. In the end, she realizes that her gift is special and she can help spring to arrive on time.
Fairies are hard working little creatures. They have to paint the butterflies and bees, teach the baby birds to fly, put dew drops on the spider webs, and help the flowers to bloom. If they didn't get their work accomplished, there would be no spring because things just wouldn't be ready.
Now, I may not be too old to watch Tinker Bell, but I am old enough to know that there aren't *really* fairies who do all of the behind-the-scenes work to make spring arrive. That's God's job! God orchestrates the universe. He created the process that makes wiggly little caterpillars turn into beautiful butterflies. He created the birds that fly through the air and the fish who swim in the water. He even created you and made your body function the way it does. The only reason we have imaginations to create fairies, eyes to see movies about fairies, and ears to hear stories about fairies is because God created them!
God made the universe as it pleased Him. He made us to please Him as well. Isn't it wonderful to think that God created the things that we find so beautiful like mountains, flowers, streams, and butterflies...and he also made us to be so beautiful for Him!
Whenever I see a wildflower, I think of it as a reminder that God created me to be a beautiful servant for Him, and that He will always be there to care for me just like He cares for the wildflower. God loved me enough to send His son into the world. He cared about me enough that He died for me on the cross so that as long as I know Him, I'll never know death. God is SO good and loves us SO much.
Just like when fairies are given their talents, we know that God has a plan for us. Have faith in your talents and God will provide. God will always take care of you, just like he takes care of the beautiful things we love to marvel at.
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