Seasons

I came across a really neat devotion from DaySpring that was definitely worth noting:

What season are you in today?
If you're in fall...let go.
If you're in winter...rest.
If you're in spring...grow.
If you're in summer...take care of yourself so you don't burn out.

"For everything there is a season." (Ecclesiastes 3:1)

What a wonderful analogy of the seasons to our lives.   In Fall, the leaves drop in order to be ready for the tree to grow new leaves; so, there may be things in our lives to let go to make way for something new.  In Winter, we may be going through storms and cold difficulties, so, it may just be time to rest in God's strength as he helps us through.  Spring is the season that most people probably want to stay in, where we are experiencing growth and may bloom.  But, we can't have Spring without the other seasons of life.   Then in summer, the hot sun may cause us to burn out; so we need to be careful.

Right now, I may be in Fall, in the process of truly letting go of my Thorn.