Today was a hint of spring.
I walked around Mt. Lebanon without a jacket, watching the snow melt and feeling as if I was finally warm and dry for the first time since November. Even my lungs needed a few tumbles in the dryer. The walk was therapeutic.
Back in the core of winter, I had forgotten the feeling of the sun's heat and the smell of grass. When you are warm it is so difficult to remember what it felt like to be cold. When you are cold it is almost impossible to imagine being hot. While experiencing hunger, the sensation of satisfaction seems like a dream. I am certain that in the midst of summertime bliss, memories of "the bleak midwinter" will fade away.
Don't forget where you came from:
"Remember that you were at that time separated from Christ... but now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ."
Ephesians 2:12-13
Remember that it won't always be this hard:
"No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever."
Revelation 22:3-5
LESSON FROM EARLY SPRING--
Remember the winter, but look forward to the summer.
Remember your life without Christ, but look forward seeing Him face to face.
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