Bearing the Cold~

This past Friday, it's as if a great switch up in heaven was suddenly switched by one of God's great fingers. A bitter chill and howling wind ransacked the trees of their leaves. The flowers are now preparing to say their farewells, as their time approaches. Herds of clouds are rolling in and watching us from above. It's autumn, and I'm not sure how I quite feel about its abrupt coming. However, this sudden change is very similar to the harsh emotional changes humans undergo, day after day. One day, we can be towering above creation, on a high mountain peak. Other days, however, we are trudging through snow worn vallies. Just as autumn comes and goes every year, we must have an iron faith, and know that God WILL deliver. The sudden hardships that abruptly show up in our lives are all part of God's perfect will. I try to see the rough times in our life as God simply trying to toughen us up for future fights we will have to fight as we mature in our spirituality. So just as autumn came through the door, and didn't even knock or give us any forewarning, we must be willing to persevere when hardships welcome themselves into our lives, although they are unwanted.