Little Birdie

“For I know, if Your eye is on the sparrow, than Your heart is on me.”

A close friend of mine has nicknamed me birdie. I don’t particularly care for it, but coming from her it is quite endearing. It also helps to remind me about the passage in Matthew 6, where God compares us to birds and makes the thought of doubting his provision inconceivable. I have been amazed to see God’s hand in providing for this current journey to Hillsong. Not only did God provide in meaningful and miraculous ways financially to get me here, He went above and beyond by planting many angels along the way.

            A few months prior to leaving, I found out I had to switch voice teachers. God completely orchestrated the process of finding my new teacher, who, come to find out, attended Hillsong College a few years ago. Coincidence? I think not. Her name is Lindsay (just like a couple of my other dearest friends) and she has become an amazing friend of mine and has encouraged me and spoken into my life a tremendous amount.  Also uncoincidentally, her brother is currently attending Hillsong. She put me in contact with him so I had a friend before I even arrived! He greeted me and has been a God-send in my short time here.

            When my mom found out about my future residence in Australia, she told me about an old friend of hers that was from there. She contacted him, and just a few days before I left, we were able to meet him and his wife, Dick and Joy. They were the most wonderful people. Turns out, they have close friends who are in ministry down under. They contacted their friends, Les and Martha, to notify of my coming, just wanting me to have them as a resource. Instead, Les offered to pick me up from the airport. He was there waiting for me when I arrived in Sydney, and brought me to the school. What a blessing!

            In line at the Fiji airport for my layover, I met a sweet Australian girl named Tosin. She is a Christian, and was heading back to Melbourne after four years of college in Canada. She will be at Hillsong in July for the conference and we have plans to meet up. She also offered me a place to stay if I ever find my way to Melbourne.

            Upon landing in the Sydney airport, I made my way to baggage claim. I had quite a ridiculous luggage situation, nothing unexpected for myself. I was wondering if I could get the baggage onto a cart, and if so, if it could all even fit on one cart. I was praying for God to send me someone to help. A very nice woman named D and her daughter Kate offered to help and that they did!

            Seeing all of this unfold was such an amazing testament to God’s love and provision for me. He cares about the birds by providing them the necessities of life, but he cares about us in a much more intimate and creative way.  The way God has provided for me thus far, in so many ways and on so many occasions, makes me extremely excited to see what He’s going to do this year. I learned so much about his character and faithfulness before even setting my feet on campus, so needless to say, I can’t wait to see the purpose for my being here and His hand in my journey. So next time you see a bird, think about how much God cares about their little world, and how much more He cares about yours.