ALL SEASONS

So many morns the mind laments how sunrise brings no smiles. No chance to dream of days with hope and nights where happiness still lingers.

There is no life without seasons. Moments of blessing, seconds of tears. They all bear down upon our lives in a multitude of ways.

We do our best to face them with some degree of calm. But the screams inside will beckon if the crisis bears too long.

But we can still focus on the future if we remember there is a God. And if we let our faith be our scrapbook.

Which is to say that we great that part of life where we remember when trust gave us some special kodak moment. Those times when though the world burdens, we can still savor the joy.

And then to allow it to give us strength even if the time of winter comes so we can face them without fear. To know they too will never last.

That is the part of seasons, which can be so hard to understand. When the times are good we like to assume they will last forever.

And when the bad times come they feel like they will never end. In between we find the times hopefully will reflect in a positive way on our lives.

But to do it with accuracy requires the help of the Lord. For with His help we can have the endurance to face any season.

He will not abandoned us, but neither will He take away any risk of winter. That would not be the option either.

We might wish for only summer. But the Lord knows that would never keep us able to grow.

Sometimes that is the part we battle the most. To be sure we can remind ourselves that all seasons ultimately are under God's control.

And if we embrace this truth then we will be able to grow. We won't have to merely find ourselves sad and feeling depressed.

But it only happens with the Lord's help. And often that doesn't take place by our priority. Even if we wish we had control over the weather.

Moving ahead with all the joy of knowing even when we think we love the summer best of all.