So Spring has sprung again... well sort of I guess. The weather has been unseasonably cold for us and rainy, actually it snowed just last week. For other places, though, it has simply been unseasonably crazy. Just this past week the southern US was hit with a number of tornadoes in one day leaving a death toll in 6 states of 340 and counting - the second deadliest single day total deaths from tornadoes. The deadliest single day death toll was on March 18, 1925, a severe storm system swept across seven states killing 747 people, according to the National Weather Service. (www.cnn.com) That happened 86 years ago. When I think about it, cool and rainy isn't a bad thing.
Even though it is cool and rainy, the flowers are blooming. I can look out the front window and see my beautiful magnolia tree covered with beautiful blossoms. Tulips and daffodils are blooming, the trees are budding, and there is green everywhere. I even had to mow the lawn the other day, as the grass was getting long.
Despite the craziness in the weather, life goes on. One day follows the next, time does not stand still. I need to stay focused on what God has in store for me this year. In June, I am going on my first overseas missions trip to South America. I am volunteering at a camp for foster children in July, and by the end of the year, I will become a grandmother for the first time.
This new season continues to go on for me. I am doing things I never thought I would do, going places I never thought I would go, but despite what is comfortable, I need to focus on doing what God wants me to do, and to go where He wants me to go.
A verse that has been quoted quite often is Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." I need to hold on to that truth. God's plans for my life are good plans, they are plans filled with hope. Life can seem hopeless at times, but I trust God to direct my path, and I trust that He knows what He is doing.
Proverbs 3:5-6 says, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take." I trust Him.
This new season has arrived. I just want to be on the correct path for my life. No matter how difficult the journey, when you are on the correct path, there will be joy.
This year, 2011, is going to be a great year! I can hardly wait!!!!!!!
