I just love the spring. It's so beautiful and full of color. Everything is peering out from behind the veil of winter. This year in particular, our spring here in middle Tennessee was a bit off. Very early on in February we had warm days that produced growth and budding all around us. Although it was not common to welcome the spring this early, we didn't mind. I think we were ready for the sun and its comfort. Then, a few weeks later, a cold snap hit us and all of the growth and the budding died. It was as if spring had cowered back into hiding.
A few weeks ago, as we continued to experience the cold while anxiously awaiting the fullness of spring, our worship leader at church spoke something very powerful in our service. She encouraged those of us that have been waiting for new life and growth to take heart. Winter may have lingered but that is because there is a deeper work being done to make way for the new life that awaits. She assured us that spring is coming and with it new life. As we wait, we need to allow the work to be done.
I know that our Father knew very well what He was doing when He planned the seasons. He orchestrated such a beautiful picture of how He works in our lives through each stage of the year. The life that comes forth in the spring. . .the nourishment and flourishing that takes place over the summer. . .the shedding and pruning of the fall. . .and the dormancy and death of winter that makes way for it all to happen over and over again.
This week has given some of the most beautiful days I've seen in a long time. Spring is officially upon us and I am expectant.
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