April cannot come soon enough for me- the calendar guarantee that Spring is here. I love the snowy winters here, truly, but this winter seems to have dragged. I am so ready for Spring with new life, new opportunities, dreams to be realized.
And you know what? Yesterday the gray sky opened and huge,white, wet flakes descended heavily upon my world. I was not happy about it! "Wait! It is supposed to be 60 degrees! I will even take 50 degrees with sunshine!" Instead my daffodil greens got blanketed with ice.
I could not help but feeling that Nature was a parallel picture of my soul....HOPE DEFERRED.
Seems that my hopeful, happy expectancies of a few weeks ago are running dry. No answer to my prayers. No change in circumstance...the same cold wind and icy ground.
I took this picture yesterday.
But thankfully the gentle Voice spoke to me,
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." (See Romans 15:13 NIV)
"Yes, Lord. Though answers tarry. YOU are Hope. The Stirrer of dreams. The One who makes the flowers rise out of the frozen earth. I will believe You and Your promises and patiently wait."
Beloved, what are you hoping for? a loved one to know salvation? work for your husband? circumstance to change? HOPE in God. Trust. Believe. Your soul will be put at peace and filled with JOY as you expect. Even as the answer tarries.
Today I look at the same flag outside my front door. TODAY it reads- "Yes, Spring Returns- It is on its way!"
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Thank you for such a wonderful post! Yes, He is our hope, even when the winter of life is still there.
I think we are all ready for spring (and spring eternal). I know I am.
Did you hear we may get about 6-8 inches of snow tomorrow? He, he...
Thank you for another encouraging post. This morning my gut reaction to the snow was "yucky winter...go away!" But, then, as I drove to work I got to see how the snow clung to the branches in the valley and the fog frosted the trees on the mountain and was reminded that if I had my way I would have been at home and not driving this morning and would have missed that beauty.
And, we know that the beauty of spring will be here before we know it. :)
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