“Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.” — Psalm 100:3
Have you ever wondered how a bumblebee manages to fly? Its body is large and heavy, while its wings appear far too small for the task. For years, scientists have puzzled over this mystery. They’ve placed bumblebees in wind tunnels, measured their oxygen intake and tried to apply the laws of aerodynamics — yet the answers never quite add up. Even with all of our advanced research, the secret of the bumblebee remains beyond human understanding.
That’s because some things are God-ordained. The bumblebee’s flight is a reminder that not everything in life can be explained by logic or science. Sometimes, all we can do is watch in amazement. And just as the bumblebee defies the odds, so can you — when you place your faith in God.
Think about Charles Blondin, who on Sept. 14, 1860, became the first person to walk a tightrope across Niagara Falls. He didn’t just cross once — he repeated the feat in astonishing ways: on stilts, blindfolded, carrying a stove, even cooking an omelet in midair. What seemed impossible became reality because he dared to trust, to step out in faith.
Bumblebees teach us a similar lesson. Did you know they flap their wings about 160 times per second and burn the energy equivalent of 180 candy bars in just one hour? They use oxygen as efficiently as birds and bats, yet — unlike birds — they don’t need more oxygen to hover than to fly. This alone contradicts scientific theories. In fact, one research director admitted that no current model truly explains how bumblebees stay airborne.
And here is where Scripture speaks: “It is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves.” God created every living thing, including the bumblebee. He knows exactly how and why it flies, even when human reasoning fails. If he can sustain a tiny creature in the air, surely he can sustain you in your journey.
So keep moving toward your goals, even if others don’t see how you’ll reach them. I’ve experienced this truth myself. For years, I spoke in faith, declaring that one day my phone would ring with the blessing I was waiting for. I didn’t know the day or the hour — but I believed. And just as I had envisioned, the call finally came.
Allow me to tell you about that first day. It was back in 1983 when my sisters and I had opened a small, family-owned business. We called it “Critique Career Management Services,” or “Critique” for short. We had applied for D.C. government contracts, and then one day, the D.C. Department of Employment Services came through! What an exciting day that was. We received the phone call after hours (we had an old-fashioned telephone answering machine). When I checked my messages the next morning, the message said “Critique Career Management Services Inc. has been awarded a contract in the amount of $98,000 to conduct a job-training program for the D.C. Department of Employment Services.” The program was called the Job Training Partnership Act.
How exciting was that! What seemed impossible for a woman with no business experience, coming from a sharecropper’s daughter beginning, had become reality — I now had a contract. It worked out perfectly, and we conducted job-training programs for several years, until our company changed its focus. Just like the bumblebee, we defied the odds, and suddenly we were interviewing potential students and buying or renting typewriters. It all came together. God is truly good, and what he has done for one, he will do for you too!
Faith makes the impossible possible. The bumblebee is living proof. And so are you.
Lyndia Grant is a speaker/writer living in the D.C. area. Her radio show, “Think on These Things,” airs Fridays at 6 p.m. on 1340 AM (WYCB), a Radio One station. To reach Grant, go to her website, www.lyndiagrant.com, email lyndiagrantshowdc@gmail.com or call 240-602-6295. Follow her on X @LyndiaGrant and on Facebook.
