The Contradition of Seasons

OLDER POST FROM MARCH

So it's the second day of spring and there is snow on the ground. Freezing weather, truck shovels and school is closed. The calendar would say the sun should be out and temperature should be above freezing. Yet, when we look at the reality of the day it looks like December. Yesterday in church my pastor spoke concerning the Children of Isreal being forced to take a detour by the leading of God because there was something in them that was still alive that made it impossilbe to cross into the "Promised Land". The life of that defection in their heart would have proven deadly in the soil of their promise land. We are not allowed to have Egypt's heart in God's promise.

Today is like part 2 of this sermon, because like the season and time relationship of today, we too wonder why is there snow on the ground after we have seemingly endured great measures of hardship in our lives? Isn't it supposed to be spring time in our lives? Yet God has chosen to hold us in the season of winter until something dies in us. Specifically in our hearts.  This may seem cruel until you understand how "Germs" work. They spread in warm weather but are inactive in cold weather. If you knew the spring of your life would cause more harm than good, how eager would you be to enter into it? Germs can represent the deadly traits and strongholds foriegn to the body of our destiny. Winter then serves as a grace to still the spread of these germs so we can prayerfully deal with the removal of these contrary agents of our soul.

In closing, there has been one wierd development in my observation of this weathery scene. Dispite everything I see, I hear a bird chirping in the distance. A reminder that even though you may not see your season, there is a sound that excites your spirit to the idea that your promised season is moments from manifestation. So even in the winter of your life, The Voice prevails. ONE VOICE ONE SOUND!