In Ohio, the weather can be unpredictable.  (I think I just heard someone call me ‘Captain Obvious.’)    A week ago we had one such evening that I’ll call ‘Interesting’.  Although we had temperatures hovering in the 70’s a few days before, this night it began to snow.  I wish I could says that’s all it did, but Ohio let loose with every type of weather in its arsenal.  We experienced periods of snow, then hail, and a little freezing rain for good measure.  After that the sun came out for a minute, and the next thing I knew it was raining.  Thunder and lightning followed, sprinkled with a few more snowflakes.  At times it was a white blanket out my window, and then I saw the sun charge through the clouds.  This roller coaster of weather went on for some time, and was impossible not to watch, as one second hail piled up in my landscaping, and then was abruptly washed by rain.  On and on the changes went, each overshadowing the former.

As I watched the spectacle, I couldn’t help wondering, “What happened to spring?”  Then it hit me: when we are looking for a new season in our lives, it doesn’t always come easily.  I sure wish there would be this flowing and gentle transition to the changes I want in my life, but that’s rarely true.    Just like Ohio’s weather, sometimes we have to push through for the change, to keep moving towards the new.  But we don’t have to use our own strength to do it, God wants to help!

From Isaiah 40:29, “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.”  Add Isaiah 40:31, “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.  They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”  So how are you going to get to your new season: soar, run, or walk?  The choice is yours.