It has been one of those weeks. The Lord is opening my eyes and my heart to see and feel things I never imagined I would feel or see. I hear Him telling me, "this is just the beginning." He is so good.
I apologize for not posting for over two months. I learned something about myself this year, winter has a strange effect on me. I am effected by the physical seasons and it influences my spiritual life. I really enjoy each individual season for what it is, but this past year, the length of grey days and lack of snow took a little bit of a toll on me. Barren would be a word I would use to describe how my prayer life felt at times. But, again, God is always so good. Just as the spring has broken through the desolate and grey, so has my heart through these past few months of winter. Its almost like the scene in the Chronicles of Narnia when the white which realizes that Aslan is on the move and winter is over. The flowers come out as well as the tryaids and the nyads and they celebrate the imminent return of their King. That is what I feel like. And is is a really good feeling.
This past winter has taught me that The Lord is always at work in our souls. Especially, when we think He is not. Like in the winters of the soul. I believe it takes these winters to allow us to come to life in the spring. It takes soul surgery and the feeling that God is distant. It takes pain. But suffering produces steadfastness and steadfastness must complete its work.
God is so good. So. Good. He has given us so much. We truly will never be able to out give Him. Because the King of the Universe dwells within me.
Lord, you are so worthy to be praised.
JN
Thanks for posting! I have never been to your blog page before, but I saw it in your Facebook post. I really don't know you much, but we share a great friend and lover "Jesus!"
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way about the seasons and my spiritual life has grown as the flowers this Spring. Through February I grew more and more in my walk with God and he lead me to the bud stage. This is the time in my life where I know and see a season change coming. God has placed me in a stage of patience which is also a time for in-seen growth my root's grow deeper.
It's beautiful to have buds out. God didn't have to show us buds before flowers bloom, but he did to bring us hope for that flower and that new season that's on it's way. When I look at the physical seasons I truly see the verse in the Bible come to life spiritually, "Every thing is beautiful in it's time." Sometimes we go through rough seasons in our life, but every season is beautiful and will bring new buds and colors in our life.
Sorry this is long...I felt it was a great time to encourage one another in the Lord.
God bless! ~Abby