[Discoveries] 02-26-08 A sense of security -- Genesis 8:22

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*As long as the earth edures, */
/*seedtime and harvest, */
/*cold and heat, */
/*summer and winter, */
/*day and night */
/*will never cease. */
/*-- Genesis 8:22*/

I love the spring. May is one of my favorite months. Two of my children 
were born in May. And May always signifies to me the end of winter and 
the beginning of summer.

God has built into our lives certain rhythms. They give us a sense of 
security. A sense of knowing what to expect. Although I find beauty in 
winter, my enthusiasm for cold, snow and ice isn't what it was 35 years 
ago. But every year I look forward to Christmas, so I can overlook the 
cold until Christmas comes. Then, on January 15th, I tell myself and 
everyone else who wants to know that it's all downhill from here -- 
winter in Wisconsin is on it's way out. (With La Nina giving us record 
snowfalls and almost unrelenting cold here in Wisconsin this year, I've 
needed to tell myself that more than once! It finally got up to 20F 
(-7C) Saturday. With the sunshine it felt like summer!)

What's the point?

The point is this: We have storms in our lives. We have winters, some of 
them harder than others. But spring is coming. The tide is changing. 
Dawn is approaching. Harvest will come. God has built rhythms deep in 
our experience that teach us He will bring us out, and we will be okay.

Be encouraged!
Dwight

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