Spring Has Sprung

Spring has sprung, the trees and flowers are starting to bud, and the grass is looking greener, the birds are beginning to chirp.  The evenings are getting longer and I can sense a change in peoples’ moods.  This is the time of year when people talk about doing some spring cleaning- out with the old.  If I had to sum Spring up in one word I would say “newness” To me spring brings with it a new beginning, a freshness that cannot be ignored.  As I walk around and look at the trees and plants and grass my mind goes back to Isaiah 43:18-19   Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.  Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it?  I will even make a way in the wilderness, [and] rivers in the desert.

As spring brings newness to your physical environment, remember that God also wants to do something” new” spiritually, physically, and emotionally in your family this season.  Something new will spring forth for you and your family this season.  Some of us have passed through our winter not just the season, but literally.  You may have experienced some cold dark days over these past few months.  You may be feeling like nothing had a chance to grow in your life or your family’s life. It may seem like all the leaves in your life have fallen off and left you bare.  Do not be despaired, spring has sprung, winter is gone forget about it.  He has started to place those leaves back on your tree, not the way you think he is going to do it, but in unexpected ways.  Can you feel the warmth?  Can you see the sun (son)?  Do not allow the winter of yesterday to rob you of springing into your new beginning. Get a fresh new start in your relationship with God, in your relationship with your spouse, or significant other, get a fresh start with your children, your friends, your job, your attitude, your perspective on life.  He promises to make open possibilities in areas of your life that seems impossible (a path in your wilderness).  He promises to provide for you regardless of how bad things have gotten (rivers in your desert). Staying stuck in the past will keep you from that new thing God is trying to do for you. PUSH through into your Spring.

In His Service,

Vilma