As the seasons change we have been enjoying an awakened desire to explore the seasons of our spiritual life. Atleast, it has in our household. Dan & I have been talking & praying about it this week……he even blogged about it some. But anyway, as I said before I finished Journey of Desire and towards the very end of the book the author mentioned something of seasons that I want to share.
In the book he mentioned that his favorite songbird is the meadowlark because its song reminds him of summer. Yet, where he lives the meadowlark returns in the very early part of spring. As we all know there are still lots of cold winter-like days left in the early spring. He continues to talk about how hearing that summer song during the last cold wintery days affects him and how God speaks through those little birds.
“I heard two meadowlarks again this spring, calling and responding to each other on a cold and windy day. God began to speak through them. I heard him urging me to keep my own summer song, even though life’s winter tries to throw into my spring cold wind & snow. Do not throw away your confidence, He said. Do not budge from your perch, but sing your song, summer confident, sure of my great goodness toward you. You did not bring this spring, dear child, you do not have to arrange for the summer to follow. They come from thy Father’s will, and they will come.”
cool!