As I look out of the windows of our house and see the heavy snow falling onto the seven inches of snow already on the ground, I am again impressed with it's beauty and it's ability to cover all the winter nastiness and grayness that still dominates our early March. Jesus makes my sinful heart look "whiter than snow" and that's even more beautiful than the landscape outside. But I'm also reminded about how quickly things change. Day before yesterday it was 78 degrees and we drove home from church with our car windows down! We had the windows of our house open and the ceiling fans running right up until we went to bed Sunday night. And now we're home on a Tuesday afternoon to keep from spending the night at the church office.
That's life. It's full of changes. Things can't stay comfortable, happy, and wonderfully healthy anymore than the weather can stay the same through four seasons. But life, like the St. Louis weather, no matter how bad or tough it gets - will change. With patience and trust and fortitude and people who love you, you can work through it and a season of blessed change will come. When God our Father and Jesus our brother are there to share, comfort, and encourage us, we not only "get through it" but we end up stronger, better, and closer to them. It's as much a part of growing up spiritually as growing out of our clothes is physically.
Think about that if you're having some relationship struggles in your family. One day they will be laughed at over a cup of coffee. Think of that if you're wondering when your child or children will ever move on to the next stage of maturity. They will, and you'll forget the worry that plagues you now. Think of that if you're worn out pinching pennies and robbing from Peter to pay Paul and listening too much to the nightly news. Some day you'll realize it was the wrong master anyway, and you'll be grateful that you're closer to the only One Master there can be.
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