"Did You Enjoy Winter?"

Did you enjoy winter?  It happened a couple of weeks ago. It lasted about three days.  I’m sure you’ve heard the jokes. Here we only have two seasons. Summer and February.  For several years my family lived in the upper Midwest, and we talked about our two seasons, Winter and July. 

            Of course it is all hyperbole.  We do have four seasons here.  It’s just that one of them is extremely long, and a second one is quite short-lived.  And I’m okay with that.  When I moved back to the south I made a promise to God. “I will not complain about hot weather.”  That was in 2005, and to date I have kept my promise.  I will take August in south Georgia over February in Michigan six days a week, and twice on Sunday.

            Here’s the thing about the weather. You’ve heard it before. We talk about it all the time, but never do anything about it.  The reason for that is simple. We really can’t do anything about it.  I can plan a day for golf or fishing, but if it’s raining sideways when I wake up on that day, I’m going to stay in doors.  What hurts more than that is when the weather is beautiful, and I’m stuck with a list of things that keep me inside all day. 

            The truth is that God is Lord of the universe, and that certainly includes the weather. And we need both the sunshine and the rain.  We may not like it when it rains, but we do so need the water. Thank God for the rains that fill our rivers and lakes and cause our crops to grow. And thank God for the sun that warms us and causes those seeds to germinate.

            Jesus, in His Sermon on the Mount, declared that God, “sends the rain on the just and the unjust.” That is one more indication that He is good to us all, and He provides what we need.  I pray that you will learn to trust the Lord, no matter the circumstances.  He is worthy of your faith and your love.