I look out the window to the tree line below. Winter is beginning to set in. All the leaves are gone. No color or sign of life remains. Barren. Lonely. Gloomy. Yet, I find hope in that. To me, and maybe only me, there is beauty in the barren tree.
Just like the trees, our lives go through seasons. Solomon instructs in Ecclesiastes 3 that there is “a time to every purpose under heaven.” There's the time of laughter, dance, and celebration. There is the time of change. But then comes the dreaded times in our lives. The times of mourning, weeping, and death. They are inevitable, but necessary for life.
See, the beauty I find in those barren branches is the hope that surrounds them. They possess a hope that their branches will once again be filled to abundance with lush green leaves and the blossoms of Spring. There is a hope of new life. And just like the trees, we also possess a hope.
“This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!” -II Corinthians 5:17 NLT
“And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue His work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.” -Philippians 1:6 NLT
I love this, Tanya! I, too, love the sight of barren trees. I never used to, but someone once told me they thought the trees looked like lace against the sky, and I loved that imagery. There's just something about them reaching their branches upward, with "hope of new life" like you said. Praise God for the hope we have in Jesus!
ReplyDeleteI heard a poem somewhere that said the snow is beautiful an covers all that once was dirty its like the blood of jesus covers our sins Tanya I had to laugh a little the first thing that came to my mind was the money i will get from my tres hopefly in the spring probably 2013 that was certainly bobbys number lol I am then going to retire after me an u go on our cruise aha.
ReplyDeleteBirdie said what was I going to do when I retired an she laughed cause i dont do nothing now But seriously I love yr blogs an put them all togather u have a best seller yr a born writer "God Knows" then we will all go on a cruise i just want to see u rich before I go. I love you baby and yr blogs keep the faith it works G.ma
Love this , and it's so true. We are all in another season of our lives and I am so glad you are here with us.
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