So we are officially in the dead of winter here in Pittsburgh, and I have been dreaming of warmer weather and springtime. :) It is freezing outside though, and I'm afraid I'll be waiting for a while. But I've been thinking about the seasons we go through in life, and how often I miss the beauty of the season I'm in because I'm too anxious for it to pass. I'm finding, however, that every season is beautiful in it's own way - it may not be as exciting or as full of life as another, but the little moments of beauty are always there.
What path are you walking...what season of life are you going through right now? Is it spring? Has God's faithfulness just seen you through a difficult time, and are you on the brink of a new adventure? The world seems to come alive again, and the beauty is getting easier to see. "Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and His praise from the end of the earth..." {Isaiah 42:9-10}
Maybe you're walking through the long, golden days of summer...life is truly beautiful, and you can feel it pulsing with joy and energy throughout each day. "Oh how great is Your goodness, which You have laid up for them that fear You; which You have wrought for them that trust in You..." {Psalm 31:19}
Autumn comes along, and all of a sudden the air starts feeling a little cool. Your path seems to be leading away from people and things familiar and dear to you, and you sense that change is inevitable. You know that summer is leaving, and that goodbyes are coming - goodbyes to dear friends, to precious memories..."Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." {Joshua 1:9}
If the path you're walking now is through a season of winter...your heart feels cold and dead, and you wonder what God is doing...remember that as we wait upon Him, He is working life in us, and is in the process of making all things new. "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they will not overflow you...I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert." {Is.43:2,19}
May God's peace fully cover you today, whatever season you are walking through. And may He give us the grace to find the beauty in this moment, in this step along the path of life. Blessings to you my friends,
Rachel Elisabeth
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