Yesterday I was out on my little patio when I noticed my dog nosing about the flowers. A few minutes passed before I realized that she had cornered a fledgling by the side garage door. The poor thing was unharmed, but obviously in shock - rooted upon the rubber mat with it's beak wide open. It was extremely hot out so I went and got it some water but it would not drink. There it stood - frozen in place.
Is this not how it is with many of us? The enemy advances and we just freeze up. The Holy Spirit is there to bring relief but we are so fixated on the problem that we do no see the solution.
In any case, I put an open ended box over the little bird to give it some relief from the glaring sun. Eventually it came to it's senses and went on it's way.