Seasons

We all have our favorite seasons.  Whether its the new life of Spring, the heat of Summer, the vibrancy of Fall, or the crispness of Winter, we all favor one over the other.  As the seasons change its hard for me to remember the last one longer than the change of temperature.  The memory of the heat and humidity of July is fading and I can't quite image the bitter cold yet; but the Autumn season is fresh with color and beauty. 

As we set into our favorite season we long to hold onto that time with a force that we can never hold, yet we try.  We loathe the thought of what the next season might hold.  But other season we can't wait for them to pass.  We look to the next with promise and hope.

As with the natural world, so it is with the spiritual world.  Are we clinging to our current season in fear of what God might bring next, or are we constantly looking forward to what is ahead in the next season?  Either way, we will never be able to completely hold the memory of the past or keep the season from changing,; nor will we ever be able to determine the full scale of our future, in which we risk missing God's true intent..  Its best to let the seasons change and to remain, to take the hope and trials, the warmth and the cold.  Thechange of seasons come full circle in God's perfect calendar.

Psalm 104:19
He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down.

Daniel 2:21
He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
Acts 14:17
Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.”