It's spring. And new life refreshed by rain is in the
fragrance of the air we breathe. The spice of growing saplings, the faint scent
of wild life, and the musty aroma of moistened earth create an aesthetic that
is completed by visions of verdant green grass, a bubbling creek, chasing
squirrels, romping calves, and birds flying overhead in newfound freedom.
Spring is beautiful for the redemptive story it tells.
Everything that was dead or dormant has come to life again.
But without winter, would we even see spring? Or would it
pass by us taken completely for granted?
Without the years of wilderness, would we even find our promised
land? It's a process of sanctification, these seasons of life. We should never
forsake his lessons, his truth, and his joys today.
Abundant life is now. Each season has its own blessing.
Whether you're a child wanting to grow up, a teenager figuring yourself out, a
single person wishing to be married, a married person fighting with their
spouse, parents of young kids just getting through the days, parents of young
adults stuck in teenage years, older adults wondering what to do now that their
kids are grown...
...wherever you are there is truth and beauty, lessons in
faith and hope for tomorrow...
But until we learn, with willing spirits, what God is
teaching us in this season, I don't believe we'll move on. So, I don't know
about you but I've had an extra long wilderness. And God has taught me so many
invaluable things that I am not even the same person.
I can feel it coming. Spring is in the air. And I don't know
about you, but I don't want to miss it.
So, I'll listen and learn, love and lean on Him, living in
this season until he says it's time for new life to bud.
His process of sanctification began the day I believed and
will never stop until the day I am in His presence. So I will celebrate this
season and all it has to offer, knowing that when spring finally arrives, I'll
be ready for all its promises to come true.
