Our world is a crazy place. Growing up in Texas it seems we often experience a whirlwind of weather changes. Our seasons consist of really hot, and then two really perfect days, 25 rain days, then maybe one ice day. Now, I didn't look up these stats, this is just how it feels at times. If I am being completely honest, my life can sometimes feel like Texas weather. I have seasons of joy, boredom, loneliness, and just plain confusion! I mean, why have I left home a couple of times to only come running home with my tail between my legs like a cold puppy? Why at times have I been so blessed to travel and really see God's work live? What about now?! I am at a university, I feel like I am sinking in loans, and this place pretty much laughs at the existence of God.. What is even the point of this? Why do we have winters of loneliness, or even a summer full of just pure pain? Why do we need seasons?
Currently I am enrolled in an Astronomy class, and I honestly thought it would be a pretty easy class.. I was wrong. It's is so vast out there and we really don't even know how far space goes.. (God is cool like that) But one thing I have picked up on is earths tilt in relation to the sun and how that creates our seasons. When the northern hemisphere tilts toward the sun we experience summer, and a tilt in the other direction gives us freaky ice, closed schools, and random sleet. (AKA Winter in Central Texas) What season are you experiencing? One of doubt, worry, and fear? Or one of joyous praise, repentance, and happiness? I think if we sit back and take a break from the business of life, we can pretty quickly determine where we are.. When we look at our lives, the season we are in is directly related to our tilt towards the SON.
Like I said, it gets really hot here. I walk to my car and soak through my shirt, it gets that hot... About once I year I experience an incredible phenomena that comes along with summer, I get a sunburn. Sun burn is so bad. Sunburn is what I experience when I go out for an extended period of time and ignore the burning sun for a couple of hours. (Isn't that crazy? A huge burning ball really far away burns my skin? COOL!) But let us step back for a bit. As we tilt towards Jesus, the sustainer of life, He will expose areas that hurt. The areas that are so dark and they just hurt to think of. Spots where even when I think of them in secret I push it away and pretend it didn't happen.. God wants to expose these areas so that true healing will come. He isn't doing this out of anger or pride, but out of pure love. Trust God and lean in, you won't regret it.
Today it snowed in Denton.. Like I mean real snow! It was cool and all but.. I had plans. Didn't God know that I was driving to a discipleship now today? This was my thought. If I am being real, thoughts like this go through my mind, but you know what? This isn't God's voice talking to me. In order to constantly lean in to God we must lean all the way in.. Including my mind. My thoughts must be taken captive and pressed on to see if they're God's voice. He finally came in, when I threw those thoughts out. That is another area when I lean in, that God exposes. So this week class has been cancelled three times. You know what I experienced? Boredom.. I enjoyed the sledding, snow ball fights, and yes, I even made a snow angel! (You can't judge me) But after that I had all that I needed out of the white cold stuff. To be honest I wrote out this blog and I knew it was missing something more, but God gave us so much snow today! So weather you're in a season of anger and snow... A season of boredom and summer. Wherever you may be, God is there. You know what will happen in a couple of days? This snow will melt. I will run free and experience the sun. This may seem crazy but I want you to experience the same thing! So evaluate where you are, lean in, let God bring healing into your life, and I guarantee you will run free with the Son! "So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed." John 8:36 I pray that we will lean in. That God will give us people, if He hasn't already, who we can share things with. If anyone ever wants to talk or anything I am always here. God will bring this season to an end but I pray that through all we can lean to Him! Love you guys!
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