I am truly fed up with winter while writing this.. I am sick of the snow, the ice, the coats, the scarves, the boots.. the shoveling, scraping, wondering, everything associated with winter, my body is saying "ENOUGH."
..And even as I write this, Holy Spirit convicts me and softens my heart, whispering.. "It's just a day in the journey, it's just a moment in the bigger picture, it's just a small thing." And as I meditate on these words whispered to me by the Lover of my Soul, I remember that there is a such a greater thing to be learned during this season.. He asks instead, "what are you enjoying about the season?" Am I enjoying the snow and the things that the Father is trying to speak to me about the snow and the ways that the SNOW signifies who He is or am I too distracted by the enemy's distractions to really notice the simple peace and joy that comes along with the snow?
As I look at the snow and how much we have of it, It reminds me how much Papa truly loves us... every single flake signifies just a spinet of our Father's love for us. Each flake as it falls, lands on us, lands on EVERY single cell, every little detail of who we are. As the snow accumulates and as the truth of the Father accumulates inside of us, it gets more and more easy to stand up against the distractions that come our way. And as the snow accumulates, others around us see His true love for us and for them. Another cool thing about the snow and Papa's love for us is that He plows, He gets rid of EVERY single distraction that gets in the way of the journey He has us on.
So the reminder I have today for myself.. and for you.. is to simply focus on the journey He has for you (snow and all) because even the annoyance of things that we do not particularly enjoy as part of the journey (snow (and ice)) and the work that comes with the journey, it is worth it! He is so worth it! The journey, the hard ship, the annoyances, and the rough times are really just a beautiful, elegant part of our journey, a part of our lovely relationship we have with Papa.
He just makes me sigh in utter delight in Him sometimes, so enjoy Him today, enjoy the hardship because He makes it so beautiful! So beautiful and what's cool about the hard and even the beauty is that HE has better plans from the mess than we can imagine, and even though I have no idea how the mess that is in my life right now is going to end up, I have faith, I know that the Ruler of the Universe, He has it all under control because He is for me, He advocates for me, He knows me, He created me, and He loves, loves, loves, Me.. and you!
I feel the Lord saying: Here is the ticket to the rollercoaster- it's going to be bumpy, its going to be shaky, and it's going to be scary: up and downs, but He only takes my hand, puts on the seat belt and tells us that it is SO WORTH the entire ride because HE IS WITH US! He is with us, He is not going to let us fall out of His gaze no matter how high the hill gets or how scary the down is.. He is hanging on with all His might- so He is asking you to cling to Him... as well. He is such a great Papa... I love him!
I just felt the Lord say that it is time to gear up- it's time to put on our boots, to put on the weapons of warfare! He has given us all the truth we need, open His word, He has it for you! Everything He has for us is incomparable to anything else! Incomparable... don't try to compare it!
Jeremiah 29:11-13: 'For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
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