Spring: A Time of Growth for the Body and Spirit

Spring. A breath of fresh air. Sunshine. Beautiful clouds. Breezy days perfect for flying kites. Flowers blooming everywhere. Things growing. The world is full of life again. And I smile.

Roses from my mom's rose bush

 Ahh, spring. I needed this season. What other season could speak so to my soul about new life and a new beginning? About growth not just physically, but spiritually. Spring is when we remember Christ's death and it's when we celebrate Him rising from the dead. I have always loved this season. In nature and in the spirit, spring has to be my favorite.

5 years of going in one direction has been halted. My life has shifted and changed overnight. I am having to start all over again. And it's hard. Pushing myself up through the soil again is strenuous and sometimes painful. I have to make sure I am rooted deep in the Word of God. If not, I will wilt.

But when I hold fast to His Word and go where He leads, I find myself sprouting up from the soil. I have broken ground and here I am, a new shoot starting out. I am healthy, but vulnerable and small. 

If I just cling hard and fast to the One who adorns the fields with flowers  and who fashioned my heart, I will blossom into something beautiful. It won't be without hardships or pain. There will be storms and rainy days. Times of drought and times of plenty. And yet if I am rooted in good soil, I will grow. 

I look to Matthew 6:26 that states: "Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?" And I am reminded how foolish it is for me to fret about my future and what is to come. What about just basking in the joy of the moment, enjoying this season, right here, right now?  It's alright to have plans and goals, but I shouldn't get so hung up on them and all the what if's of what is to come. 

Thing is, I can't predict my future. I have no idea what it will have in store. I know I will get older and I know certain events will probably take place, but I have no idea what type of circumstances are going to infiltrate my life. 

And even more than that, I am reminded how silly it is for us to worry when we actually do things like sowing and reaping and gathering into barns. The birds don't even do that and yet God provides for them. So why then do we worry so much? He will provide for our needs.

I am ready to embrace this season of my life with all its' heartache, pain, joy, laughter and healing. It all comes as one package deal and I will gladly take it all. For I know my Savior is with me every part of the way. Spring, you are a breath of fresh air to my soul. You are, by all means, welcome here.