Seasons

being that it is almost time for spring i wanted to post something to remind us that seasons are not just for the earths changes but for our souls changes as well. each of us has seasons with different purposes for our lives. sometimes we go through a dry spell where nothing seems to happen and we are just thirsty. the thirst never seems to end. then all of a sudden we are flooded with rain... say bad rain where it storms and we are hurting and crying and confused. then the rain stops and the sun warms the soil of our souls and we can't seem to figure out what happened to change our desert into an ocean and then into a tropical island vacation. there are so many different seasons that our spirit must go through in order to grow and learn. sometimes we dont realize that we are going through seasons but this is the greates explanation example i have had to help me understand my lifes ups and downs. not too long ago i went through a season of my life that felt like winter. the dead of night in the freezing cold. i was cold hearted, i just didn't care about much. i wasn't depressed. i wasn't overworked. i was emotionally exhausted though. i'd forgotten to talk to my best friend in all the world in far too long, and God desperately was trying to get my attention. my heart had this attitude problem because i couldnt find that love that Jesus usaully filled my soul with. right now i am going through that season where i feel like the sun is just waiting to shine on me again, and that season i know very well and i miss its abundancy. what season are you in right now? what time are you looking forward to? does your spirit feel dead? do not fear, the next season is about to rise up. are you feeling at the top of the world? do not get comfortable because seasons change for everyone and in everyseason we need to keep God close to our hearts. do not think that this sunshine will stay forever, and if you lose your trust in God you will soon find out how much you really rely on him. For he is with us always, but are we always with him? without seasons in our lives we would not have growth and learning. if we did not have the warmth of the sun we would never know God's love and if we did not have the tears and the cold nights all alone we would not know God's love. God allows all things to work together for OUR GOOD for those who love him. i've been told (and am trying to learn) to give God the glory in all things. Put it into practice and you will find that even on the coldest of nights you are not alone and that seasons change.