With winter going strong, I've been thinking a lot about seasons lately. God created seasons, uses seasons and works according to seasons.
Jesus lived by God's seasons. At the beginning of Jesus' ministry He understood that it was not the season yet for the fullness of God's work through Him. But then at the end of His earthy ministry He stated that the time had come for God's work to be completed through Him.
Here are some thoughts about God's seasons...
~ Seasons are temporary, they always come to pass.
~ Seasons are necessary, you need them to grow.
~ Seasons require patience, they just take time.
~ Seasons can be harsh, think of winter and summer.
~ Season are productive, only a full season develops fruit.
~ Seasons are normal, they happen to everybody.
~ Seasons are from God, He sends and controls them.
So, what season does God have you in?
If you're feeling the cold winds of winter, just remember to be patient because it's only for a while.
Maybe you're enjoying the new growth of spring, just remember to enjoy it for all it's worth.
Or maybe you're feeling the heat and drought of summer, just remember that roots grow their deepest during the summer drought.
Or maybe you're living through the radical change of fall, just remember that God causes change to grow us.
Whatever season God has you in ~ don't resent it, let this season produce all the good that God wants it to produce.
That's how I'm living through this season > how about you?
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