Where does the time go?
And more importantly why does my hair never change when I am a hairstylist?
And speaking of change, isn't fall the best time to really think about change?
Leaves of green that have been proudly wearing the same shade all summer long are suddenly turning day by day dramatically before our eyes.
Humid muggy mornings are long gone and have been replaced by the nip of jack frost in the early hours...
School days and hockey schedules are tight and lemonade stands and lazy pool days are long gone...
We change with the season and roll with it...
And as the leaves turn to brilliant reds and oranges which fade into golden-yellowed hues, I am in awe of the beauty but even more bewildered over the nature of things...
This tree I look at is rooted firm, it is mature...complete if you will...
Buds will appear in spring and blossom into gorgeous flowers which will blow away with the wind during late spring...
Change...
Deep greens then will cover each limb...Leaves shiny bright will sway all summer...They will blow in the wind and glisten in the sun...They will drip goblets of water after the rain washes them clean...
Change...
And then autumn will knock on summer's door and each leaf will change like a chameleon before our eyes, until they reach a brownish tint and dry up and fall down to the ground....
Change...
The branches will hang bare in the cold of winter and snow will adorn each log of wood beautifully. Icicles will embrace twigs and it will be a sight to behold...
The ground will stay frozen hard for months but then the thaw will set in..
Change....
Mud and puddles will take the place of the white snow once again as spring takes a turn...
And so it goes
The seasons and their changing...
And isn't it the same with us?
How natural it is for us to change during the different seasons of our lives?
God is preparing us for the season...Whether it be buds, blossoms, green-lushness, dramatic color or barren branch...
As long as our roots are set firmly in the soil...we don't have to fear!!
Tonight I choose to embrace change and stand firm in my faith that I am rooted in!~
(and I'm not talking about my hair!!)
James 1:2-4
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
