I am sitting on my pink prayer couch listening to worship
music. I need some time in the Presence of the Lord to be refreshed—a sabbath
rest. I feel drained—I need this time desperately.
It’s bitter cold out but the sun is shining brightly. Snow is falling from the trees in the chilling breeze—giving the appearance of snow-fall. The twirling flakes glisten in the sunlight. Capturing the beauty on camera eludes me. I am not familiar enough yet with my camera to know how to capture the beautiful scene happening just outside my window. I remember that I snapped a couple of photos the day before while it was snowing. God’s creation is amazing and beautiful. It gives me peace.
Winter. I feel as though winter is my perpetual season—naturally
and spiritually. I
am awaiting Aslan to arrive and break this curse of winter over the land.
My beloved lilac shows no sign of life; I long to see the beautiful lavender flowers
waking up from their cold slumber. I long to see fruit blossoms on my apple and
apricot trees. The past few years we experienced mild winters that fooled the
trees into blooming, only for the blossoms to be lost to one last frost that rears
its head and destroys any hope of fruit. Where I live, it doesn’t matter if the
grand groundhog sees his shadow or not—there are at least six weeks left of winter to
be had.
The thing about seasons is that though it seems that they will last forever—they do change. They are a constant in the laws of nature. I have found that there is little one can do to make the natural seasons change. It is also true that spiritual seasons will last as long as the Lord needs them to last. You can pray, read the Word, and fast but if the Lord wants you in that season there is little you can do to break from the cocoon of winter and spread your wings and fly into spring.
There is a time and
purpose for everything under heaven {Eccl.
3:1 NASB}.
Winter may last longer than
you or I want, but God promises that He will never leave or forsake us. Though
it is hard sometimes, we can rest in His promise. Winter is long, dark, and
cold but He will not leave us in those hard times forever.
Every seed buried in sorrow you will bring forth in its
time.[1]
After I have prayed and stood on the Word and believed and I
find myself still in winter, I have to rest in the Lord and know that He has me
there for His purpose. So, I pray some more, I worship, I cultivate
a grateful heart, and I seek the beauty in the season that I am in and
rest, knowing God cares for me and is working out
everything for good. There is always a reason to worship and praise Him for
all He has done—all that He has created.
Before I know it spring will be here and I will soak myself in
the warmth of the sun. And it will be His timing and for His purpose. Look for
the beauty in every season.
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has
also set eternity in the human heart;
yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end {Eccl.
3:11}.
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