One morning last week, I took a 2 1/2 mile walk. The sun was shining and life was looking up. As I came close to the house, this scene across from our house caught my attention. The openness, the blue sky peaking through the clouds, the tree line and the tall grasses, all spoke to me. Even in the browns and what appears to be lifeless - it is not at all what it appears. There is life - even underneath the deadened grasses, even in the shadows, even in the tall brown grass and even in the clouded sky above - the sun is shining. THERE IS LIFE!!!
Beginning of February and the winter finish line is up ahead. I can see it in the distance - not too far distance. The promise of new life and spring is just around the next corner. It's not too much longer and life will spring up from underneath where it has been all this time - we just haven't been able to see it. The signs of spring are not here yet but it is coming.
Life happens whether we see signs of it or not. Don't give up hope - just when you feel you can't hold on any longer - remember that God is holding on to you. Newness is just around the next bend - don't give up, don't give in, don't quit. If you don't quit....YOU WIN!! All we have to do is NOT QUIT!!! I promise you that the warm winds will blow again. The green grass and leaves will appear. The bare, brown ground will spring forth with life and life abundant.
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