A New Season Awaits

"There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven."
-Ecclesiastes 3:1

There is a time for everything. A time for sorrow, a time for joy. A time for loss, a time for gain. A time for quiet reflection, and a time for laughter. Yet God makes all things beautiful in his own time.

Oh what joy springs from my heart at the thought of a new season approaching! I am so thankful for new seasons that dawn upon the horizens of our lives. I LOVE Autumn. I love the cool crisp air, the beautiful leaves, the fresh and peaceful way this earth changes from the heat of summer to the calm serenity of Fall. I love watching families playing catch in the park and children playing in the leaves. I love sitting beneath the towering presence of trees as I look across their grandeous display of gentle beauty. OH the artistry with which our Lord made this earth. With such unfathomable imagination did he craft the intricacies of life. My heart is captivated in wonder as I think of his unfathomable riches and depths of power and majesty.

This week as I met with my pastor he said something to me that gave me such great assurace of hope and peace. He said "this too shall pass." As I pondered his words, my heart filled with a quiet, peaceful reassurance that the Lord leads us through seasons in our lives for a distinct reason and each season bears its own pleasures and hardships. YET the Lord will continue to be with us. He is our shepard who protects his sheep from every danger and storm. Oh the joy at knowing seasons change! My heart is welcoming this new season of hope, adversity, and beauty because I know my Redeemer lives. My Savior and my God is with me! Thank you Jesus for giving us hopes and dreams in knowing that in the course of our lives each season gives birth to another, and each season helps us become more like you. For in you Jesus we are continually being made new. With gladness I welcome this change as I ponder the blessed assurance that.... a new season awaits.