Hello Everyone,
February is to me, a transition month. We’re not quite done with winter, but signs of spring are starting to peek through. It’s almost the time of birthing of the new. I always watch for the first signs of plants popping up from the ground, and the Weeping Willow trees getting a bit of yellow green color in their branches.
Sometimes winter makes us weary – whether its the natural winter of the earth, or a season of “winter” in our lives. The good news is that seasons don’t last forever. If winter is almost over, then spring can’t be far behind. Even though we can’t change the natural seasons, I found that when I am in a “winter” of my life, I can “help” the spring come about faster by sowing some seeds. The seeds I sow are seeds of thankfulness, and they produce blessings. I have to admit this is not easy – it’s a choice that takes a lot of “pressing in” to be thankful when I would rather sit in a corner and suck my thumb, feeling sorry for myself! I wish I could say that I’ve gotten this lesson down……
Yet I find that when I do this, thankfulness multiplies into more to be thankful for. Like a snowball going down a hill gets bigger and bigger by picking up more and more snow, so does being thankful in the little things, make you aware of more and more to be thankful for. As a snowball going down a hill goes faster and faster, so do the blessings seem to come faster and faster as we thank God more in all things. Maybe it’s our awareness of how really blessed we are.
It’s similar to what happens in the natural when you plant a seed. One little apple seed can produce an apple tree with lots of apples, each apple having many seeds contained in it. Chapter 8 in Lessons I learned from the Lord goes into more detail about this.
One little apple seed can birth a tree of apples – from that seed comes the birth of many blessings of apples. Now when you are going through a hard time, try birthing some blessings by finding things to be thankful for – and then thanking Him. It may start out small, but hang in there – the final “push” is when you learn to see and thank the Lord for everything great and small. Then the birthing of blessings will come about. For those that have (thankfulness), more things to be thankful for will be given . Look for the good, and don’t stop thanking the Lord – it’s the final push that will birth all the good.
Blessings, Evelyn
Ev, How did you know I needed to read this lovely written truth today. So many blessings to thank God for it is true. When the “winter” season is upon us we often forget His gifts to us. Thank you for the reminder. Also, thank you for the words, “If winter’s here can spring be far behind? My Dad used to say that too.
Thank you Ev.
Hi Linda,
Thanks so much for your encouragement. I am so glad that it spoke to your heart. So many of us – I think most of us, me included – have gone through winter seasons in our lives. God always turns them for good, even if it doesn’t seem like it at the time. If we didn’t have a winter season, how could we appreciate the good times? Thanks again Linda.
Blessings, Ev
Evelyn, as I read your message, the first thing I thought of was to thank God for you and your faithfulness in writing inspirational messages that help to draw us closer to Him. You’re a blessing!
Maude
Dear Maude,
Thank you for your comment – to God be the glory! Coming from an award winning poet, this means a lot to me. For those of you who are not familiar with Maude’s work, you can go to http://maudespoems.com/ to read and be blessed by her poems.
Blessings, Evelyn
Hi Ev,
Again and Again… His timing is always perfect!
I so appreciate and thank you and the Lord for your wonderfully timed and beautiful words!!
Now THAT’S great team work!!
Love, Kath
Thanks Kath for commenting. Yes, even when we don’t realize it, the Lord is working out His plans. Sometimes it’s only when we look back do we see all that the Lord has done for us. To God be the glory!!!
Blessings, Evelyn