Seasons, Storms, & Solemnness

Happy New Year readers! I know it has been a long time and now I am back!  Sometimes life has to take you through something before you have something to say.  So this year the focus for our blog is “Alphabet soup" and this month, the first month of the year, the letter is 'S.'

When you take a look at this winter photo it looks like everything is desolate or depressing.  Well, take a closer look at the picture.  (Keep in mind as you read this, you are like a tree.)  Can you see the branches that have broken off but still holding on, not quite fallen to the ground yet?  When we go through seasons it gives us an opportunity to see clearer.  It gives us an opportunity to share or purge things from our life that will hinder us into the next phase of our life.  Because it is cold and dreary, the leaves have fallen off the trees and the branches are becoming dry and brittle.  You would think this scene is barren but if you look closely, you could be persuaded to see something different.  Because the leaves are gone you can now see clearer to the other side where before the clutter of the leaves caused a blockage of your view.  The branches that are hanging on and not yet fallen to the ground represent people or situations that are still clinging on to you or and holding you back.  Maybe you are holding yourself back because you are supporting something that you should actually push out of the tree.

Even in the midst of what could look like a bleak setting, the branches still have a purpose.  Take another look you may see a bird's nest or two. God’s design for them included a way that they would always be taken care of, even in the cold and wet winter months.  Just as his design for your life, there is still purpose upon you when you feel you have nothing to give.  Outstretched arms (branches) are all it takes to receive what is meant for you.  Not all seasons bring sorrow into our lives.  Seasons are meant for us to self evaluate so that we can go to the next level of life. Seasons are not always storms, sometimes they are celebration.  We sometimes experience loss (or shed leaves) to make room for the upgrade. Sometimes things happen out of our control because in truth we would not have moved from the setbacks that we saw as support without it. Trust the process and don’t be afraid to shake a few leaves.

Have an awesome week and stay F.I.T. Dont forget to read today's quote under Fully Inspired Today