Could it possibly be that the "season" we call summer is over? Wasn't it just last week that the kids crawled in and collapsed in the middle of the floor with a gigantic sigh asking not to be awakened until the 4th of July celebrations? Left in their wake were the tattered, zipper-less backpack full of broken crayons, stubs of pencils, leaking glue and sprung spiral notebooks with 3 pages each. Now suddenly, out of the blue, there is a shiny new, working zipper backpack full of 100 page spiral notebooks, unsharpened pencils, full boxes of sharp crayons and gym shoes that are a size too big that we hope will last through first semester, along with a full box of Kleenex that might help the class get through fall allergy season. The kids are in a buzz wondering which new outfit to wear each day the first week of the new school year, and if you have a girl they've called their friends to coordinate all their outfits together! How did this ever happen? Everyone is renewed and refreshed and ready to tackle the next step with new vigor.
Isn't it like that in the seasons of our faith also? We drag in tired, tattered, feeling alone and dejected. We just want to sleep through the next mission project, the next Bible Study, the next Saturday or Sunday worship, we are completely devoid of what it takes to take that next step towards the One who can end this "season" and take us into the next. Then it happens...someone or something helps us reach out just enough, step forward just enough, to put our faith, trust and hand in the hand of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Suddenly, nothing is the same, everything has changed, maybe not overnight, but there is a difference! We are renewed, revived, we have new "outfits" and we can't wait to share them with our friends! We are ready to tackle the next step - bring it on! Watch out world we're in a new "season"!!
"May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word." 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
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