Chippy

Chippy is a parakeet. He is the happiest parakeet you have ever come across. He sings from the time the sun comes up until the sheet is put over his cage at night. He was meant to sing. He brings joy to all who hear him. One day his owner was using her vacuum cleaner hose to clean out the bottom of Chippy's cage. She had done this many times and Chippy knew to stay away from the hose. The phone rang and the lady went to answer it leaving the vacuum cleaner hose running in the bottom of the cage. Chippy looked at the hose, knowing he should not go near it.Curiosity got the better of him and Chippy got a bit too close to the hose. It sucked him right up into the vacuum cleaner. His owner, upon return, found Chippy's cage empty and guessed at what had happen. She opened the bag as quickly as she could and there was Chippy covered in dust and dirt, visibly struggling to breathe. The lady ran Chippy to the kitchen sink and turned the water on full blast plunging Chippy under the cold tap and washing all the dirt and dust from his feathers. Once she realized this was not a good thing for Chippy she ran him to the bathroom where she blasted him with the hot blow dryer. Chippy survived, however, Chippy never sang again.He just sat there on his perch and never uttered another sound. His spirit was broken.

Have you been sucked into a vacuum? Plunged into an ice cold power washer until you were certain you would drown? Been blasted with fire til you were scorched and singed?

Life can break your spirit and when you have a broken spirit it prevents you from doing what you are called to do, as it did to Chippy. Broken spirits happen when we become disobedient to God.

When we repent and ask God to restore our broken spirits He is faithful to do so.He will take your broken spirit and turn it into a work of art. Something of beauty for all to see.Just like broken pieces of glass are used to create beautiful stained glass windows, God will piece your broken spirit into a thing of beauty.

This is just a small portion of the message at church this morning. Once it is posted, I will give you all the link so you can hear it for yourselves. It spoke volumes to my spirit!!!

"Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
Rejoice evermore.
Pray without ceasing.
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Quench not the Spirit.
Despise not prophesyings.
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. "
1 Thessalonians 5:14-23