Don’t Let the Birds Nest There

You’ve probably heard it before:
“You can’t stop birds from flying over your head — but you can keep them from building a nest in your hair.”

Now, I don’t know about you, but some mornings my thoughts sound like a full-blown bird convention when……
Worry swoops in.
Fear circles.
Old regrets flap loudly.
That one embarrassing thing we said in 1998 suddenly returns for another flyover.
Thoughts come uninvited.

Jesus knew this would happen. That’s why Scripture gently reminds us: “Take every thought captive to make it obedient to Christ.”
— 2 Corinthians 10:5

Notice it doesn’t say prevent every thought. It says capture them.
Because thoughts are like birds — they pass through. But trouble begins when we hand them nesting material.

We replay offenses.
We rehearse fears.
We polish worries.
And before long, anxiety has moved in permanently and started decorating.

Philippians 4:8 gives us God’s housekeeping plan for the mind:
“Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right — think about such things.”

In other words — clean house.
If a thought steals peace, toss it out.
If it whispers fear, evict it.
If it contradicts God’s promises, don’t offer it a guest room.

Carl and I sometimes laugh about how quickly small worries try to unpack luggage in our minds. But peace comes when we look up instead of inward.

Isaiah 26:3 promises:
“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in You.”

Peace isn’t the absence of birds.
It’s choosing not to let them stay.

So if today or tomorrow — worry circles overhead like those birds trying to land — let’s just smile and say:

“Nice try — but no nesting allowed.”
Let’s keep cleaning up.
Let’s keep looking up.

And let’s ensure our thoughts rest where they belong — safely in the hands of the One who guards our heart — our soul…..AND our hair!