Chaplain’s Column – Spiritual Seasons
Spiritual seasons come into our lives just like the earthly seasons God
brings each year. Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter…which would you say is your
favorite season and why? I would have to say Spring is mine! I love the change
from the cold of winter to warmer days, flowers blooming and plans for future
vacations. Even now in the beginning of March, we can go from sunny, warm
temperatures in the 70s one day and then drop back down to the 30s the next. We
laugh and say – “Well if you don’t like the weather today, hang on because
tomorrow’s is sure to be different!”
What if…what if our favorite
season lasted year-round? What if…there was only one season? God knew what He
was doing when He created the different seasons. The earth needs each of them,
and we need the different seasons He brings into our lives too!
Just like nature has four different seasons,
our lives seem to have different spiritual seasons too. There are those seasons
of Spring when everything seems to be new and blooming! Spiritually, this may
be when we first come to know Christ as our Savior!
In 2 Corinthians 5:17 it says
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has
gone, the new is here!"
Reading God's Word,
fellowshipping with other believers, praying & spending time with God every
day is new and fresh! We feel new and
fresh...and we are! Jesus has not only
come into our lives and changed us, He has exchanged His life for ours!
Seasons come more than once
though, and so during our spiritual life we get to enjoy several Springs along
the way as God brings new growth as we dwell in His garden.
Spring is certainly a time of
beauty and new growth! However...showers
still come in nature as well as life.
God uses them to help us grow in Him though, and although He does not
promise us a trial or rain-free life, He does promise to be with us in the
storms!
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