I’m currently curled up on my couch, snuggled under a quilt my mom gave me years ago. The fire is crackling…okay, it is actually a Fireside scented WoodWick candle, but it adds to the ambience. I’m staring out my living room window and surprisingly find myself to be a bit mesmerized and appreciative of the snow.
Now don’t get me wrong, I enjoy snow and its beauty, but I also prefer the hope, renewal, and WARMTH of the spring months. I love the excitement that spring holds as life begins to bud and blossom once again. Who knows what the next season might bring? What new things shall grow in the place of the remains of last year?
As I ponder the snow and think back on those science classes about the unseen activity of winter, I am actually somewhat excited that inches of snow currently cover the ground. Granted I probably won’t be thinking quite the same thing when I scrape my car in the morning, but tonight I am reminded that just like the earth below the snow, the Lord is moving and doing even in this season of apparent inactivity in some aspects of life.
Winter will end figuratively and literally, and the promises that the Lord has planted will begin to push through to the reality I can see. This figurative thaw probably will not happen in the timeline I expect, especially since it hasn’t thus far, but tonight I am thankful that even in the midst of the wait-when everything still feels frozen and bitterly uncomfortable-God is still watering His promises.
So tonight, I chose to remain curled up in the warm embrace the Lord has provided for me in this season. He is ever so faithful.
May all the promises the Lord has allotted to be fulfilled in 2011 bring Him great glory. I’m delighted to watch them come to fruition. Until then, snow on, Lord, snow on.
I like the perspective on winter and the preparation. Good job!