Have you ever thought about your spiritual life as related to a season? Last week, we began talking about the four spiritual seasons. Scripture tells us, “there is a season for everything.” Today, we are going to look at the season of growth. The Old English root word for “growth” is “growan,” which means “to grow or flourish.” I remember as a child my mama always talking about growing pains. I don’t really remember having them myself but my son had terrible pains in his […]
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With the onset of autumn, I have been writing quite a bit about the changing seasons. Just as the seasons shift, so do the seasons of our lives. But what about our spiritual lives? Have you ever thought about what spiritual season you are in? Maybe you have never thought about your spiritual life as related to a season. But scripture tells us, “there is a season for everything.” Today, let’s discover what spiritual season you are in […]
Just like summer shifts into fall, we transition into different seasons of our lives. But, have you ever thought about what season you are in? We recently took a family trip to the mountains. We saw the most beautiful colors of the leaves. We played board games, roasted marshmallows and took walks. We sat, talked, and reconnected as a family. Our ages ranged from 11 to 84 years of age. Although we were having loads of fun, there was […]
“It was a dark and stormy night…” Don’t all good stories start out with some type of hook to keep you reading. But in real life, those storms can flip us upside down, often leaving us feeling abandoned and alone. When life gets hard, one of my go-to verses is James 4:8, which reads, “draw near to God and God will draw near to you.” It does not, however, say, if you do this, this and this, then God […]
Do you ever think about your relationship with God? I never really thought of it as a vertical relationship but that is exactly what it is. Up and down, much like the seasons of our lives or the flow of a river. Last week, I wrote a blog entitled, Falling into Thankfulness, where I discuss the seasons of our lives. When we think about our own relationships, we often experience ups and down, like seasons. This is […]
I often have a hard time letting go of summer. But as I watch the red and orange leaves gently wisp through the air, I feel like I am falling into thankfulness. There is an ease and gentleness this year. I am reminded to be thankful in all things. As we move from summer to fall, I am learning to trust the transition. Much like the seasons of our lives, opening up to it and even being […]
