Seasons

I love the change of seasons!
(Partly, because this means I get to pull out a whole new wardrobe hidden away in my closet)
Specifically, I really enjoy the change from summer to fall and winter to spring.
However, I'm not sure I really like it when theres a drastic change all of a sudden. 
Western North Carolina had snow on Halloween.--- Its not supposed to snow until at least the middle of November... I mean really snow? I guess a winter dream started early this year.
I'm really not complaining because I enjoy hot tea and painting when its cold outside.

But the real reason I'm talking about seasons is that seasons happen also in our spiritual lives.

Sometimes the seasons shift without much preparation. It is a challenge to be wholeheartedly willing to roam the direction that the wind blows.  I wish it was easy, and I wish I could remove emotions, frustration, questions or even the doubt.  When there is a shift in season, it causes me to look at my feet. This may sound strange, but where are my feet standing?.. Are they grounded in my foundation in Christ or have they stepped onto a different path?... Am I mourning over a season I wasn't supposed to be in?  Can I make my plan  or my path into his?  Was I in control instead of him? Was I proclaiming to be independent instead of dependent on God? What I want is not what I need?


The other day, I stumbled on these words and they captivated my heart, I hope you also can walk away with something. 
Hebrews 4:14-16
Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weakness, but we have one who has been tempted in every way  just as we are- yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. 

Our human tendency is to let go of our faith and grab ahold of something society grants as more important. I allow the culture at times to guide me off HIS path and onto a path of my own.

These verses in Hebrews warn us, encourage us and want us to hold firmly onto my FAITH. Its reminding me of how much Jesus can relate to the things I face. He walked on this earth and no matter how challenging the season He faced, He was able to be without sin. 

--Are you able to approach the throne of grace with confidence?
--Where does this confidence come from?
-- Our need is to walk firmly and without hesitation of Gods perfect plan for each of us. 
Each of us were designed for something unique.

Discover what you were made for by running to God's arms in each season that you face. 
You will be embraced and shown immeasurable grace as you stumble through life with your eyes fixed on Jesus. 


 I'm no fancy theologian, I just desire to run toward God and forgo the cultural influences that cause me to take control. I do not need to be in control, but to daily remind myself to surrender it. 


What kind of season are you in? Do you need prayer for the season God has placed you in?

CMJ