Seasons

As I sit here in my recliner, drinking coffee, and listening to the last three Jay Shetty meditations I missed, I look out my window to the snow that covers the outdoors wishing it was spring. Then one of the meditations talks about this very thing. Rushing seasons.

I know that I have been guilty of not appreciating the current season I am in and have tried to force a new season in when it doesn’t belong. True, I’m not talking about the actual seasons of winter, spring, summer, and fall…although, I am craving warmer weather. I am referring to my determination to force a new vision, hope, or dream to work in a place that hasn’t been prepared yet. It’s like forcing a puzzle piece into a place not cut for it.

Winter needs to happen for many reasons. It prepares the earth for the next phase. Even if you live in a warm climate, I believe there are distinct patterns that occur throughout the year. Everything that God placed into motion has a pattern, cycle, purpose. Forcing one process to end before its time, and trying to move something into its place before it’s ready is just not going to work well.

Life can be difficult. Currently, I have been on a roller coaster of emotion as I am discovering much about myself. God places people in our lives at just the right time. I believe when he sees we are open to whatever he wants us to learn, he provides who or what we need. D is that who.

Without intentional effort on his part, D has brought to light my unhealthy patterns of reactions, reasonings, and thought processes. This revelation has led me to evaluate the last 50 years of my life. I see where I have unintentionally sabotaged relationships. I’ve reacted first and thought about it later. Maybe. I run when things get tough. And I see my urge to rush into the next season without finishing the one I am in. Honestly, these are patterns I have exhibited all my life.

In nature, each season prepares for the next. The same is true for the seasons of our life.

Apparently, I still have much more to learn about myself and life. Just when I thought I was nearing the end of my schooling I see that it is only getting started. But that’s okay. God is the potter and I am the clay.

Seasons are here for a reason. We reflect on the past season while preparing for the next. Each season holds a wealth of wisdom to carry into the new one. It’s just how life works in God’s design.

Instead of fighting the current season, embrace it. Even when it is difficult. Learn all you can from it and carry that wisdom into the next.

Be grateful for the ones whom God has strategically placed in your life. I am.

♥️

Andi

Photo credit: winter, my home; spring, outside my insurance office; summer, Nyx in the backyard; fall, the wedding venue where I worked