(This is a picture from last year of the peonies in our yard!)
Some of you may pick up "The Word For You Today" from First Church, which is a daily devotional book that is provided by First church for you to use! It is usually made available in three month booklets. Right after we moved to Michigan I was "commissioned" by my husband to write the introduction in this booklet for each issue. I thought I would share with you my thoughts that were included in the Spring addition!
"Spring seems to come all too slowly, but when it comes our spirits seem to lighten. Doug Larson once said, "Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush." Why is it that this happens? Maybe it is because we see the end of the cold, gray, winter weather! Our minds begin to wander to the moments we will spend in our yards, at the beach, or out on the boat! It seems we were made for the spring and summer! Winter seems like such and unwelcome counterpart. Yet, if there were no winter would we truly appreciate the spring or the summer? Maybe not. The seasons really do bring beauty and necessity to each other!
The same could be said about the seasons of life. Were we perpetually young we would never know the wisdom that comes from age. We dread the gray hair, the dimming eyes, and our memories slipping from our grasp. We wish for the good ole' days, but would they be considered good without the bad? In Ecclesiastes 3:1 it says: "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:". The good, the bad, and the ugly...everything has a reason!
Just as we should appreciate the winter because it gives birth to the spring and the spring to the summer, we appreciate the moments that cause sweet growth, wisdom, and beauty in our lives. Take some time this spring to allow the Lord, through His word, to bring a time of growth to you! Enjoy each moment that you hold His precious truth in your hands, and give Him the glory for the seeds that are taking root in your life!"
HAPPY SPRING!!!
Crystal
Posted on
Tue, April 21, 2009
by Crystal Colp