Weeping may endure for a night,
but joy cometh in the morning.
Psalm 30:5b
I awoke this morning, looked out my little window, and I found a world white with snow...
but joy cometh in the morning.
Psalm 30:5b
I awoke this morning, looked out my little window, and I found a world white with snow...
The snow looks so pure.
And as I am sitting in this warm prison cell, I am thinking about all the animals who live in the woods that surround this facility. They endure the cold. They've adapted to it, and they have no problem locating their sources of food. They know how to survive.
The hills beyond these walls are filled with black bear, deer, squirrels, skunks, raccoons, and many other kinds of four-footed creatures. Likewise, the trees are full of nesting birds such as sparrows, blackbirds and blue jays, none of whom couldn't care less about the warmth of Florida. They're content to make their respective homes in the trees and rocks of this region, and to endure the cold, dark winter.
Somehow, these creatures manage to survive winter's brutal storms. Life goes on for them. And so it is with us. God has made a way for His children to survive and thrive in difficult times and places, as well as during our times of rest and quiet. "To everything there is a season, and a time, to every purpose under the heaven" (Ecclesiastes 3:1).
I believe I know about these varied seasons--the seasons of my life--from my walking with the Lord all these years. Through it all, Jesus has been with me, God has been so faithful.
Woe to me if I should ever give up, if I should ever turn back from following Christ.
D.B.
And as I am sitting in this warm prison cell, I am thinking about all the animals who live in the woods that surround this facility. They endure the cold. They've adapted to it, and they have no problem locating their sources of food. They know how to survive.
The hills beyond these walls are filled with black bear, deer, squirrels, skunks, raccoons, and many other kinds of four-footed creatures. Likewise, the trees are full of nesting birds such as sparrows, blackbirds and blue jays, none of whom couldn't care less about the warmth of Florida. They're content to make their respective homes in the trees and rocks of this region, and to endure the cold, dark winter.
Somehow, these creatures manage to survive winter's brutal storms. Life goes on for them. And so it is with us. God has made a way for His children to survive and thrive in difficult times and places, as well as during our times of rest and quiet. "To everything there is a season, and a time, to every purpose under the heaven" (Ecclesiastes 3:1).
I believe I know about these varied seasons--the seasons of my life--from my walking with the Lord all these years. Through it all, Jesus has been with me, God has been so faithful.
Woe to me if I should ever give up, if I should ever turn back from following Christ.
D.B.
