TGN - God is a Faithful Guide - Migration

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tracking God News Looking for the character and personality of God in His creation. Issue # 6 Editor: Ron McCluskey mailto:editor@trackinggod.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Welcome to TRACKING GOD NEWS You are receiving this ezine because you or someone else God is a Faithful Guide - Migration ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When I was in grade school, our family lived in Tulelake, California. The lake, along with other lakes in the Klamath Basin, was one of the major stopping points for water fowl that were migrating. It was a magnificent site to be able to see hundreds of thousands of snow geese flying so thick that they looked like a large flying snow bank. Something that has always been a mystery to scientists is how these birds know when to leave their current habitat and fly long distances to find a better habitat for the upcoming change in weather. It is also a mystery how they get where they are going. While scientists have started to find out how adults follow the pattern by following other adults that have been there before, they have not even started to find out how some birds know where to go. In 'The Shorebirds of North America' R.S. Palmer tells how the adults of many shorebirds will fly south before the young are ready to go. The young will then fly south when they are ready. They will end up in the same area as the adults. Scientists have no explanation of this at all! In the insect world a similar thing occurs. The monarch butterfly in North America winters in two places. The western population will migrate to Monterray, California. The eastern population goes to a patch of forest north of Mexico City. However, none of the butterflies that congregate there have EVER been there before. Yet faithfully, every year, they fly to the same trees that their parents stayed in the winter before. How do the butterflies and birds know where to go? How can they find just the right place that will give them the best chance of being safe during the cold winter months? To followers of God, the answers are obvious. God has been leading and directing the lives of His creatures every since He created them. Just like the birds and butterflies, we often have 'cold' times in our lives. God has shown every year with millions of examples that He can be trusted to lead you to your own place of safety. Please continue to trust that He will direct you in the right way. Until next time, may God be with you, Ron McCluskey http://www.trackinggod.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Resources ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I've had some problems with links from other newsletters, so please check the online newsletter here for resources: http://www.trackinggod.com/issue_6.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tracking God News IS PUBLISHED BY: http://www.trackinggod.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ copyright 2002 Ron McCluskey You may reproduce this newsletter in part or in whole providing that you include the website, contact information and resource links.