Whatever season you find yourself in, it’s yours! An
old gospel hymn, “God Will Take Care of You,” simply says:
Be not dismayed whate’er betide,
God will take care of you;
Beneath his wings of love abide,
God will take care of you.
God will take care of you…
Through every day, o’er all the way…
He will take care of you…
God will take care of you.
And HE surely will, so don’t be troubled by the temporary circumstances of any
situation or season. Consider the
following story:
There was a man who had four sons.
He wanted his sons to learn not to judge situations too quickly. So he
sent them on a quest, each in turn, to go and look at a pear tree located a
great distance away. The first son went in the winter, the second in springtime,
the third in summer and the youngest son in autumn. When all had
gone and returned, he called them together to describe what they had
seen.
The first son said the tree was ugly, bent over and twisted.
The second son said it was covered with green buds and full of promise.
The third son said it was laden with leaves and blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, that it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.
The last son said the tree was fully ripe and loaded with fruit, a portrait of life and fulfillment.
The father remarked that each son was right, because each had each seen only one season in the tree’s life.
He taught them that you cannot judge a tree (or a person) by only one season, and that the essence of who we are (the love, joy and success of life) can only be measured at the end, when all seasons are completed.
My friend, should you give up while it’s winter, you will miss the promise of spring, the beauty of summer and the fulfillment of autumn. We must never allow the pain or pressure of any singular season to deprive us of the potential and promise of the rest.
The first son said the tree was ugly, bent over and twisted.
The second son said it was covered with green buds and full of promise.
The third son said it was laden with leaves and blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, that it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.
The last son said the tree was fully ripe and loaded with fruit, a portrait of life and fulfillment.
The father remarked that each son was right, because each had each seen only one season in the tree’s life.
He taught them that you cannot judge a tree (or a person) by only one season, and that the essence of who we are (the love, joy and success of life) can only be measured at the end, when all seasons are completed.
My friend, should you give up while it’s winter, you will miss the promise of spring, the beauty of summer and the fulfillment of autumn. We must never allow the pain or pressure of any singular season to deprive us of the potential and promise of the rest.
Remember: If you persevere through
difficult patches, better times surely lay ahead. Indeed, whatever
season comes, you have been divinely positioned at the intersection of purpose
and destiny.
Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and please
(above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING.
Maranatha!
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