Consider the Lilies of the Field

Tip #19 All things come in due season.

As another cold snap settles in around the lake I have been considering the lilies of the field. Were they fooled by the few days of above freezing temperatures we experienced a couple of weeks ago? Are the stirrings of spring becoming restless deep within their bulbs of life, or, are they biding their time in faith that it will again be warm? Perhaps they are doing a bit of both.

Matthew 6:28...Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, 29yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.

Making the Best of Disappointment

Tip 18: Accept the Circumstances

Preparations for the trip began months ago with prayers, letters, maps, reading, study, rearranging schedules and great anticipation. Then, the monkey wrenches started to be tossed into the plans. We can overcome that barrier, we can jump this hurdle, or so we thought. At some point came the realization that it just wasn't going to work out and the trip was cancelled, for now.

We all know what disappointment feels like when something we looked forward to just doesn't work out. So what is one to do about it? Accept and make the best of it. One thing I have learned in life is that God has a plan for us and all things work for God's purpose. Say, "Yes" to God and "No" to the temptation of having it my may, or thinking that we ultimately are in control.

If One Must Wait, Wait Patiently

Tip#17 If One Must Wait, Wait Patiently

We are halfway through a rather challenging winter. It seems like spring will never come and the snow will never melt; but, it does. There is nothing we can do to hurry the process, so, simply wait patiently. All things come in their own time as the Lord determines in heaven.

But I shall always wait in patience, *
and shall praise you more and more (Psalm 71:14)

P.S. I am not as patient as the psalmist, but I am working on it.