For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. – Ecclesiastes 3:1
I have really enjoyed the weather this last week. It has been warmer and sunny and everything is beginning to bloom. I have even noticed the grass beginning to get green again. I don’t remember a time when I enjoyed watching things blooming more, even though my allergies are going haywire.
I have wondered why I suddenly noticed this year. I think it is because the winter was longer and harsher this year. The gray, colorless cold affected me more this year than any I can remember. Because of this, I have been ready, anticipating sunny blue skies and green.
God has reminded me as I have watched that seasons do change in nature and in life. Growing up in Nigeria, we had only two seasons: rainy and dry. Sometimes, the dry season lasted longer than usual, but the rain always came. Sometimes, the winters of life are longer and harsher, but God is still God. He created the seasons and He knows the seasons of our life.
Whatever season you find yourself in today, know that God is there. You may be enjoying a wonderful spring or summer. It may be that you have found yourself stuck in winter. Wherever you are, God is there with you even if you can’t feel the sunshine of His presence.