Seasons

My family and I recently returned from a preaching engagement in New Orleans. This is a yearly trip for us and we usually go early to join friends in Lockport, LA. for a crawfish boil and fellowship--the kind of fellowship that is simply a sample of heaven with people that you just love being with. When we visit, the center of conversation is always Jesus, and this particular day we talked about the seasons of God. Have you noticed that we have winter, spring, summer, and fall, and that God also has seasons for our lives. We need to recognize God's seasons for our lives and flow with them. You don't plant in the heat of summer; you plant in the spring. Harvest comes later in the summer. Winter is for rest and restoration, and fall is a season of transition. If you are fighting a battle that you can't win, it may be that you are fighting the season. Wait on God, experience His presence, and hear His voice. Find out what season you are in and live according to God's timing in your life. Praise God, He is as near in winter as He is in summer. Seasons change, but He never does.