Seasons.
This is a glorious season. One of stars, blackberries, warm days, iced coffee, windows down, and hay fields. Summer is my favorite. There's not much that beats an Oregon summer. I had a thought today, what if God knew what he was doing? And you're going to say, Duh, He kinda knows what He's doing, well, all the time? But really. What if God created seasons for a reason. And not just for plants or rotation of the earth. Maybe He knew we needed a summer. The winter. Maybe even a fall or spring. That each bring a rest of its own, each brings about enjoyment, each brings about a purpose. A plan. A year. A life.
I've been thinking a lot about seasons. Maybe because I'm in another humorous, exciting, scary, adventurous one now. There have been various seasons in my life. I came across a verse in my bible today. One that I underlined and dated exactly two years ago. It was in a season of my life where I had to ask Jesus to hold me together. And He revealed to me that He would. Now, looking forward two years, I get to cling to that same verse, but now focus on a different part. One in which says that He goes before all of this, that this really is a part of His plan. Because I can trust that, I know that He'll continue to hold me and this crazy life of mine together.
Over the last year, I've periodically changed the lock screen on my phone to a different verse. A verse, a promise, truth to hang on to, to claim. Something that I could daily see, a reminder of not just where I'm at in this season of life, but of what I get to choose, to be. The previous two have said the following:
"When my heart is overwhelmed, lead me to the rock that is higher than I."
"In your presence is fullness of joy."
And for the now, because I know my life is not only one that keeps me laughing at the humor that God brings- just for example, in the last week as I've been looking for odd jobs I've been asked if I wanted to both do logging and concrete work. :) My life- But not only is there humor in my life now, but God continues to show me that my future is not one of fear, not one that I have to let fear rule, or even creep in, but one that I can laugh about because I'm in His all-knowing hands. He has been teaching me much about perseverance. He gives strength. And for that I am grateful.
This is the verse I will claim this season, over and over again:
"She is clothed with strength and dignity and she laughs without fear of the future."
But I would have you ask, what season are you in? What season do you have to look back on to see how God has been at work in your life? How will you choose to enjoy the season of now? And what will you claim for this season of life? Not that you have to do as I have done, but please, there is something Jesus wants to say to you through all of this, something that He wants you to hold onto.
I've been thinking a lot about seasons. Maybe because I'm in another humorous, exciting, scary, adventurous one now. There have been various seasons in my life. I came across a verse in my bible today. One that I underlined and dated exactly two years ago. It was in a season of my life where I had to ask Jesus to hold me together. And He revealed to me that He would. Now, looking forward two years, I get to cling to that same verse, but now focus on a different part. One in which says that He goes before all of this, that this really is a part of His plan. Because I can trust that, I know that He'll continue to hold me and this crazy life of mine together.
Over the last year, I've periodically changed the lock screen on my phone to a different verse. A verse, a promise, truth to hang on to, to claim. Something that I could daily see, a reminder of not just where I'm at in this season of life, but of what I get to choose, to be. The previous two have said the following:
"When my heart is overwhelmed, lead me to the rock that is higher than I."
"In your presence is fullness of joy."
And for the now, because I know my life is not only one that keeps me laughing at the humor that God brings- just for example, in the last week as I've been looking for odd jobs I've been asked if I wanted to both do logging and concrete work. :) My life- But not only is there humor in my life now, but God continues to show me that my future is not one of fear, not one that I have to let fear rule, or even creep in, but one that I can laugh about because I'm in His all-knowing hands. He has been teaching me much about perseverance. He gives strength. And for that I am grateful.
This is the verse I will claim this season, over and over again:
"She is clothed with strength and dignity and she laughs without fear of the future."
But I would have you ask, what season are you in? What season do you have to look back on to see how God has been at work in your life? How will you choose to enjoy the season of now? And what will you claim for this season of life? Not that you have to do as I have done, but please, there is something Jesus wants to say to you through all of this, something that He wants you to hold onto.
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