Wednesday, September 27, 2017

The Changing of Seasons

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!)  

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