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Category: trust

There’ll Be More Leaves Next Year…

Stepping out into the 7-degree morning reminded me–
Seasons come, and seasons go. 
As I stood there sniffing air so cold it tickled from my nose to my throat, I thought of something…
The change of seasons is really a constant cycle of life, growth, and total surrender. 
I’m reminded of Bigger Dreams.
But this time the focus is a bit different. 
Because before the young tree can hope to grow taller and stronger, and spread more leaves to the sky, it must first let go of everything it has. 
Everything it has worked so hard for. 
The very current of it’s life…
Every leaf must fall, to make way for a brighter tomorrow. 
Those who don’t, might not have a tomorrow.
I’m somewhat a Michigan native, and I remember many times when the snow or ice came before the trees had made their total surrender. Too many of those trees never saw another spring… 
Seasons come, and seasons go. 
In life, and in the weather. 
So while I await the unfolding of the next season of my life, my duty is clear:
Readiness. Willingness. Surrender.
There’ll be more leaves next year.

Never…

Isaiah 26
Never, never, never, never stop trusting. 
Because: 
The strength of Jehovah will never falter, never fail, never end…
And it’s yours. 
Your darkest hour can also be your finest…
Isaiah 26:4

Walking with Him…

stEveryone has at least some experience with change… Some people fly at it just for fun, while some keep a tenacious grip on the “known” as long as they can…

Either way, as long as they are walking with Him, a son or daughter of God can trust, because He is worthy…

And with little regard to how dark or narrow the road is in the moment, they can walk straight and tall… right on into victory.

Because “like the stars in the vast circuit of their appointed path, God’s purposes know no haste and no delay…” and I might add, no defeat…