Bold Initiative

I went to the park today to have a picnic with two of my kids. It was a great day weather wise, and a wonderful chance to unwind. As they played, I decided to go out on to the bridge that connects to an island in the lake and feed the ducks. As soon as I approached, ducks and geese had a feeling that I had something they wanted and started swimming like mad toward the bridge. As they scurried about fighting for the morsels I threw over the side, a funny thing happened. A lone duck took initiative and walked up on the bridge right beside me. It wanted more than just to fight for little morsels and act like the other ducks. It wanted a big blessing. It did not wait for the bread to land on the water, it went directly to the source of the bread. You can believe that he (or she) got all it needed!
That is how we should approach God.
There was a story from the bible about a blind man making a huge scene trying to get Jesus' attention. He screamed so loud that people were embarassed, and wanted him to keep quiet. But being blind he was unable to compete with the crowd. His initiative and boldness got Jesus' attention. Because of that, he left healed! We do not have to yell or scream today to get God's attention. He wants to bless us. The perscription for getting His attention is that we seek Him first, and humble ourselves. When we take the initiative and praise our way in to God's heart and seek him with our whole heart, He will supply abundantly. It took a duck to remind me of how a humble approach without trying to please or act like all of the other ducks, gets things done. Jory