Seasons

   I like Spring. Although I do not like the bugs that come with it, I do like the new colors, the new feel of the sun, the opportunities of the longer days and just the change from Winter's cold.

   And I do like to get these bright colors in some pictures.

   But I am reminded of more this morning. There are seasons in life as well as in nature, and each of us is living in one right now.

   How do I approach the seasons of my life? With anticipation like the colors of Spring, with dread like the storms of Winter, or just with an attitude of "what will be will be"?

   Just as God gives the seasons of nature, He also gives me my life seasons to live in. He gives opportunities for growth, for service, for relationships, sometimes all three together, and, regardless of the particular season, those opportunities are there.

   With opportunity comes responsibility, to see and to act in accordance of what He shows me to do, and in the way that brings glory to Him and help to others. I think of a verse:

   Proverbs 3:6:

"In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight."

   In all seasons, in all situations.

   He ordains and He will guide.

   My responsibility: To Listen and Do,

   In spite of the Gnats of life.