We were created to experience abundant life (Genesis 1:26...so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.") but because of sin, we experience seasons of life apart from abundance. It may not be always summer but we can be assured that God is there through any season.
We know when we are in the season of blessings and abundance, when all is well, when things are going our way, when we are being blessed. In my devotions, I took looks at other seasons we experience in life.
In the desert.
Hosea 13:5 (NLT)
5 I took care of you in the wilderness, in that dry and thirsty land.
In the desert we may not have problems we can't face but we are so empty, we don't seem to be advancing. When it feels that even our spiritual life is dry. It isn't really bad in this season unless because of sin. We know that it could only be consequence of what we've done wrong, but apart from any of it, season of dryness can be an opportunity for us to receive new things, fresh water. A time to stay in faith, a time to trust God. Being human, Jesus himself conquered all temptations in the dessert (Matt. 4)
In the storm.
Mark 4:37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”
In the storm is where we are being bombarded by so many things that's happening. Thunderstorms, waves rocking our state of balance, life so swamped. It may seem that He doesn't care if we drown. But He is with us. He calms the storm.
In the desert, there's hunger and need. Rest assured He will provide.
In the storm, we learn quietness and trust, we have to be still and know He is God.
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