It’s September 20th. It’s 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
In Texas. I don’t know about you, but I am ready for Fall! Pumpkin Spice Lattes
are back, stores have already put out Halloween costumes, and they even are
starting to put up Christmas stuff! Retail stores have swimsuits so cheap, they
are practically free...
The only thing that Texas hasn’t changed is the weather. I’m
tired of summer and begging for cooler temperatures so that I don’t die from
heat strokes while cheering at football games. (Unless we can grill burgers on
the sidewalk…) By the time you’re done with one season, you’re ready for
another one. But what do you do when everything around you screams “fall”
except the sweat pouring down your back when you step outside.
Life is full of seasons: a new semester, a new job, a new
life with a new person, a new life without someone to share it with. Sometimes
it changes when you aren’t ready for it.
I’m in a season of preparation and uncertainty. I was
beginning to think “post-grad depression” was a thing! The struggles of life
include finding a place to fit in, figure out what you are doing with your life
and on a daily basis, and being consistent with it. The Lord has graciously
revealed what he wants me to do with the foreseeable future of my life. I have
the privilege of partnering with people to fulfill the Great Commission, so
what more could I ask for? Well, a specific date to buy a plane ticket for
would be nice…
What do you do in these seasons? Trust God. I know, easier
said than done. Hold on to the basics of who God created you to be. Look for
opportunity to invest in others around you, not what they can do for you.
“Restore to me the joy of my salvation and uphold me with a willing
spirit.”
Psalms 51:12
I’ve been claiming this verse when I get frustrated with the
lack of answers, which often produces apathy. To be honest, I don’t like who I
am without Christ. I am apathetic, impatient, frustrated, busy, and jealous. I
have low self-worth and low self-esteem. I don’t want to think of others or how
I can serve them.
“The joy of the Lord is my strength and an ever-present help
in times of trouble” becomes my anthem each day, because it then becomes more
about trusting him than trusting the circumstances around me. No, I don’t know
what specific day the Lord will allow me to move to Vancouver to start the next
season He has mapped out for me. No, I don’t know who I will spend the rest of
my life with. No, I don’t know what storms will come in my life. However, I do
hold on to the One who is “constant in the trial and the change” and who’s name
the waves and wind still know and obey.
What season are you in? Are you in a season of trust or
uncertainty? Life is not about having faith in the easy times, it’s about how
you react during the challenging times.
(Now, go, grab a friend and enjoy a Pumpkin Spice Latte while you share about your favorite part of the changes of seasons!)
