as seasons change some scripture and thoughts to ponder...

wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord...psalms 27:14 he gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak...isaiah 43:1 my flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever...psalms 73:26

so...i was pondering this time of year and how it can be a sort of mix of seasons in the world around us and in our own lives...you know...like spring is all around and everything feels new...yet we get a lingering freeze from winter that stops the budding flowers dead in their tracks... new life keeps trying to push its way in and the harshness of winter fights to remain...and the storms that happen when the two clash...i think we refer to it as tornado season here...it can also be a sort of mix of seasons at work and at school... a time of finishing up where you are and planning dreaming for what is to come...in the summer in the new year...it can even be tiring and discouraging this transition of seasons...and yet, God has a plan and strength for us in every season...when spring is pushed back by a winter freeze...God is still in control...when teachers assign 5 papers in one week...God is still in control...when we say goodbye to friends and head off to college...God is still in control...when we are tired or weary or worried...God is the strength of our hearts and what we can count on forever...take heart...God is the constant in every season!