Spring is the season after Winter and before Summer, this season is usually very rainy. The temperatures are not too cold, but they are not too hot either. Spring is an in between season and can be known as a transition time. Season of transitions usually consist of some times of uncertainty, but they also consist of a sense of hope. Springtime is a season of hope, a time where things that once looked dead comes back to life; the days are longer as the sun stays up longer; flowers begin to bloom; birds begin to chirp; leaves begin to grow on trees; people tend to be more active outdoors as they anticipate warmer days. Many look forward to springtime because it indicates that winter is over, and summer is coming soon.
Spring is the season in which things that appear to have been dead in the previous season begin to show signs of life. Everything begins to look better in the springtime. Spring season is a time of hope because we know that after spring comes Summer and most of us look forward to warmer weather and more sunlight. We look forward to being out and about after been inside for the winter season. As it is in the natural, so it is in the spiritual. We look forward to quickly exiting winter seasons. Even though you would think that we would all be used to the Winter Season by now, many do not welcome Winter willingly and are glad to see it go. Does anyone else agree with me?
Moods generally improve at the first sign of Spring on the horizon. However, as many look forward to the springtime for warmer weather, seeing the flowers bloom, watching the trees get back there leaves, springtime can be a time of misery for others. Who would not like and look forward to springtime you may ask? hmmmm, good question, those who suffer from seasonal allergies dread the springtime. The flowers that we look forward to seeing bloom and the trees beginning to bear leaves consists of allergens that makes many sick. So you, see? What can be a source of joy and excitement for us could bring pain and dread to others. Each season may signify something different to each of us.
As we go through seasons in our own individual lives, let us welcome and embrace each season, no matter what it brings. Let us do the work that is required in each season so we can be properly prepared to exit one season and be equipped and prepared to enter into our next season. I encourage us to dress appropriately for each season, you will not wear shorts in the wintertime, will you? So, as it is in the natural, so it is in the spiritual. As we go through the different seasons of our lives, let us enjoy every second but also be mindful of those around us who may be in misery, sadness or mourning in this spring season.
Yes, springtime is a season of hope, but many appear to be so hopeless. As we spring forth into this Spring season let us appreciate and embrace this season of new beginnings, renewal, growth, and hope.
Most who garden tend to begin to attend to their gardens, they till the ground as they get ready to plant seeds so that they will be ready for the summer months. As the spring season is quite rainy, the gardens tend to yield weeds in the midst of the good seeds planted. The gardeners will often times have to pull weeds from their gardens. As we prepare for our spiritual spring season, I encourage us to be mindful of what activities we engage in this spring season. We do not want to get so carried away that we miss the fact that each season requires a specific discipline, each season requires a different version of us, each season requires a specific work, each season may even require new people.
May we get the revelation required to be successful in this spring season. Revelation is very important in every season of our lives. May we plan and prepare well so we can enter into our summer season equipped. We must prepare ahead of each season so that we do not waste any more precious time. We know that there is a time and a season for everything under the heaven. We do not want to be spending time preparing when we should be enjoying the blessings of each season.
There is this revelation that I caught about two years ago. Summer seems so short always. We spend all winter and spring being inactive and lazy, eating and sleeping. Then when the warm weather shows up, we rush to the gym to get our summer bodies ready. By the time summer bodies are ready we are into the next season, the Fall and we did not get to enjoy the summer. Why? Because we would have been so busy planning.
This pattern has been a complete waste of great weather, we spend the time preparing rather than enjoying. Can we see from this example how important it is to be prepared to both exit and enter seasons? Can we see how important it is to do the work required in the season that it is required so that we are not doing the right thing in the wrong season? This pattern will keep us in a cycle of always playing catch up and this could be very frustrating. Why? Because we would be doing the right things at the wrong time and that can result in missed opportunities.
Now, what if we would prepare our summer bodies in the winter rather than laying around? Hmmm, then when summer comes, we would be ready to step right in and enjoy every minute of it. We should make good use of every season we find ourselves in.
If we lack clarity on what we should be doing in this particular season, study the natural seasons and remember that life is spiritual. So, as we study springtime in the natural, let us meditate on how it relates to our spiritual lives and begin to make the necessary changes.
We want to be like the sons of Issachar who in 1 Chronicles 12:32 according to The Word of God understood the times and knew what they should do. As we govern ourselves, accordingly, may our lives be like well-watered gardens. May we bloom where we are planted in Jesus’ name! Amen
