Pictured above is a snapshot I took of one of my favorite beaches in Encinitas, California, USA.
Pretty soon, the sun will stop shining so much. The clouds will cover up the sun, and fog will roll in. Everyone will change from wearing flip flops, sunglasses, and sundresses to wearing Ugg boots, scarves, and sweaters. It won't be summer anymore. The beaches won't be crowded. The leaves will be changing into beautiful reds, oranges, and greens. And instead of drinking iced coffee, ill be drinking warm pumpkin spiced lattes.
Instead of leading worship under the stars next to a bondfire, I'll be under a roof next to a fire place.
Hm. Seasons change.
Not just the weather, not just our outfits, the big one is this thing called "life."
And in life, you adapt, you change, but you embrace it. And you keep serving. You keep loving. You keep fighting. And you don't give up.
Sometimes I think about recreating old seasons. I think about ways things used to be, and sometimes I try to recreate old memories- or sometimes I catch myself living in the future. But other times, and I try to do this most, I embrace life today and love the new season that the Lord has me in. I try my hardest to live in the now.
There's similarities to everything in life. And I'm learning that the Lord is the same Lord in every season. I love him in everything I do. In every season of ministry-- no matter what I'm doing, where I'm living, or what friends are in my life, I'll glorify him. I'll adapt. Even though life might not be like it was yesterday, I'll rejoice because this is the day the Lord has made! We can't live on yesterday's manna, and tomorrow has enough worries for itself.
After all, it wouldn't make sense if we wore sundresses in the winter, and Ugg boots in 100° summer weather on the beach. So let's adapt to new seasons. Just like our outfits. ;)
So summer, I say see you later.
And fall, I'm ready for ya.
Winter, I'll see you sooner than later.
And Spring, I look forward to sundresses again.
All of my life, in every season, you are still God, I have a reason to sing...Yea, I have a reason to worship.
