Is Winter gone yet? If anyone has been outdoors in this part of the world over this past weekend, they surely should be forgiven for thinking so. The two feet of snow we had accumulated last week has all but disappeared in the Chinook melt we are now experiencing. I went for a walk in the sunshine and the gentle breeze blew back my hair and it felt wonderful!
However, a check in Spring euphoria has been issued. It’s going to get cold again toward mid-week. And, it is only mid-January as well. Oh no! I am so very ready for Spring and spending time in the great outdoors again.
Don’t let your guard down too soon.
I wonder that we fortify ourselves with God to face the Winter trials in our lives. Then, when it seems like the winds finally blow the trials away and new plants seem to be budding on the vines, we relax our guard. I find I sometimes tell God, “Thank you for getting me through this Winter trial. But things look better now. The sun is starting to shine and the scary issues are settling down. I can take it from here.”
I don’t mean to brush off God! But I am an American! I want to stand on my own two feet and be independent—take care of myself. My Mom calls me an “independent cuss”. I wonder if she is right?
We are still facing another couple months of Winter here. It’s balmy today, but by next weekend we could be buried in another ten inches of snow. God forbid.
There is never a time to back away from the arms of our loving Heavenly Father. The trials will return. They might even be the last of what has gone before. Like the last gasp of Winter. I want to be close to Him as He brings about the warmth of true Spring with its flowers and birds and sweet, fresh breezes. Stay close to Him in all things. He longs for you and me to be with Him.
“How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!” Matt 37:23b.
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