It’s about to Rain
Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him For the help of His countenance. (Psalms 42:5)
I love spring! In my opinion, it’s the best time of the year. Don’t get me wrong; I appreciate summer, fall and winter. But there is something about the spring to me that speaks of a new beginning, of hope and strength. I love to see the trees begin to bud, buds opening and the soil begin to thaw as winter’s cold gives way to spring.
God, in His infinite wisdom, knows our need to look forward to a change in our lives from cold days – when the pain of losing our loved ones to death or the pain of a broken relationship, like frost, tightens around our hearts and joy drains from our lives.
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will rest in hope.(Psalms 16:9)
There is something about spring that reminds me of our hope in God’s grace and power as a Father to empower us to overcome the greatest situation facing our lives. The greater the winter the more the earth looks forward to and receives the warming rain and sunshine of the spring.
Those who have lived with the cold of winter and fruits of sin in their lives are more hungry for and receptive to the grace of God that comes to them through Christ. The greater the sinner, the more amazing to him the grace of God.
That’s what God has for us today. It’s not what’s happening around you right now that should speak to you. It’s this promise that He has given to us in His Word that should speak to our hearts today…
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, (Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39)
The seed of greatness is deep on the inside of us, waiting for the appropriate time for it to come forth and manifest itself to this world. We are God’s sons and daughters, planted in Christ and we will not defeated or discouraged by the coldness of this world, the cares of this life, nor the weakness of our own flesh.
By God’s love and grace, you are alive and He is preparing you for your new beginning. It might seem long and the days seem unending, but dear friends, do not give up! Just as Christ overcame, you and I have the seed of an Overcomer in our hearts, beating fervently until our Lord calls us to manifest to this world His Word deep from the inside of us.
For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. 23 Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body. 24 For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance. (Romans 8:22-25)
It’s so important for us to understand that no experience is wasted and no season is unimportant to the child of God. If we can learn from our pain, embrace the sadness, and grow through our disappointments, then we can become stronger than ever as we wait patiently for His timing in our lives.
For remember this spiritual truth in your life: Patience is a part of the fruit of the Spirit; it’s not a gift. We do not learn patience in the summer or fall. We learn it in our winter season.
For in You, O LORD, I hope; You will hear, O Lord my God. (Psalms 38:15)
It’s my prayer for you today that you may stay strong through your seasons, that you may rejoice no matter what you are going through for your life is in the hand of the Master Gardener and He knows your end from the beginning. I pray strength over you today, favor in your season and a heart of thankfulness, knowing that God is preparing you for a new season in your life. – Apostle Anthony Nelson