THE BEEHIVE
What is your life producing?
I captured this photograph on a beautiful day in Truckee National Forest — walking with my sister, my wife, and several of our dogs.
I got the shot…
But I didn’t walk away the same.
Something about that hive stayed with me.
DEDICATION
To the Holy Spirit — for stopping me in a moment, I almost walked past… and revealing something I needed to see.
To my wife, Marty, and my sister, Jeffrey — for calling me back… even when I stayed a little longer than I should have.
To the body of Christ — those who live in alignment, serving One King, producing something worth giving away.
To the one reading this who has been stung, shaped, or pulled out of alignment — this may be for you.
SCRIPTURE
“But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another…” 1 John 1:7 (NKJV)
“…Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.” Psalm 19:10 (NKJV)
THE HOOK
I wasn’t looking for it.
Camera in hand. Nobody in a hurry.
Then something stopped me.
Not a sound.
Not a movement.
Just… it.
A beehive.
Hanging there like it had been placed on purpose.
Alive. Moving. Breathing.
I stepped closer.
The girls did the opposite.
They took off running… calling me back like I had lost my mind.
And there I stood…
Ten feet away.
Bees circling.
Camera up.
Not one ounce of fear.
All I wanted…
was the shot.
THE STORY
But it wasn’t the danger that held me there.
It was the order.
The precision.
The unity.
Thousands of bees moving in rhythm… in sync… without collision… without confusion.
Everything had a place.
Everything had a purpose.
Everything was in service to something greater than itself.
The queen.
Without her… the whole thing falls apart.
And what comes out of that alignment?
Honey.
Sweetness.
Nourishment.
Something worth tasting.
I stood there watching it… and felt it hit deeper than the moment.
Because it raised a question I couldn’t shake.
What does my life look like from that distance?
Not up close… where I can explain it.
From a distance.
Is there order?
Is there alignment?
Is there something flowing out of me… that actually feeds someone else?
THE MOMENT
That hive didn’t just show me bees.
It showed me authority.
It showed me alignment.
It showed me what happens when everything answers to the right center.
And then it got personal.
What am I actually serving?
Because whatever sits at the center…
gets the service.
And whatever gets the service…
produces the outcome.
What sits at the center of your hive…
is what drips from your honeycomb.
THE TURN
Every one of us is producing something.
Not one of us is neutral.
We all have a hive.
Thoughts. Wounds. Beliefs. Patterns. Priorities.
And all of it is in service to something.
If Jesus is at the center…
There will be evidence.
Not perfection.
Evidence.
Sweetness where bitterness used to live. Peace where reaction used to rule. Something coming out of your life… that actually nourishes someone else.
That’s the design.
THE DRIFT
That voice says… you’re just protecting yourself.
It sounds right.
It isn’t.
Protection leads you into truth.
This voice keeps you tied to the wound.
It tells you to hold onto the sting… replay the moment… build your identity around what happened.
It calls survival… freedom.
It isn’t.
And if it stays in charge long enough…
honey turns to tar.
I know. Because I lived it. For years.
THE REFLECTION
Being stung is part of life.
That’s not the issue.
The issue is what we do after.
Because wounds try to recruit us.
They come with lies attached.
Maybe I deserved it. Maybe this is who I am. Maybe I’ll never change. Maybe I should harden. Maybe I should strike first next time.
And slowly…
alignment shifts.
Not all at once.
Just enough.
Until what we’re producing no longer looks like what God designed.
But here’s the truth.
Jesus doesn’t ask you to fix the hive first.
He asks you to come.
To bring the sting. The wound. The agreement you didn’t even realize you made.
And let Him take His place at the center.
Because when He does…
Things start to come back into order.
Not perfectly.
But truly.
And over time…
What flows out changes.
Less bitterness. More grace. Less reaction. More peace. Less darkness. More light.
And eventually…
honey.
WALKAWAY LINE
The hive never lies.
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
If someone tasted what’s coming out of your life right now… what would they experience?
MY PRAYER
Heavenly Father,
Thank You for the way You use even the smallest moments to reveal something deeper.
Search my heart.
Show me what has taken a place at the center that does not belong there.
Expose the lies I’ve agreed with… the wounds I’ve built around… the places I’ve drifted without realizing it.
Bring me back into alignment with You.
Let my life produce what You designed it to produce.
Where there has been bitterness, bring sweetness. Where there has been confusion, bring order. Where there has been darkness, bring light.
Wash me clean through the blood of Jesus.
And let what flows from my life… nourish others.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
ABOUT G~
G~ writes from lived experience — exploring identity, authority, and time through the lens of faith, trial, leadership, and surrender. His reflections are not meant to condemn or hype, but to steady. Rooted in covenant, forged through adversity, and anchored under the authority of Jesus Christ, his work invites readers to examine who governs their lives — and to live intentionally under truth.
If what you’ve read resonates with your journey, feel free to reach out.
G~