Seasons

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I wrote this two years ago, and I find this still relevant and dear to my heart.

The change of seasons...hmm. I've learned that seasons can last a lifetime; they can begin with a change of jobs, getting on an airplane for a distant land, meeting someone new and they can end in a heartbeat with a word wrongly spoken, a death of a loved one, leaving a place you've come to call home, a change of schools. Some seasons are welcomed- like the gorgeous days of a Wisconsin summer- graduating from high school and moving onto university, going on a first date, or the birth of a child but so many seasons are ushered in with deep sadness or uncertainty; the death of someone dearly loved, the ending to a sport season, saying goodbye to the best friends you've ever had and not knowing if you'll ever see them again,  a breakup or an unresolved conflict that leave us bitter or angry, confused and lonely. But as with every season, you know that they will change one day- it's the only thing you can truly count on with seasons, a beginning and the ending.

In the midst of one of the most difficult and heart-wrenching seasons of my life thus far, I've been quietly, faithfully and wondrously reminded that no matter the season I am "Secure in the Everlasting Arms."
In the hands of the true God, my standing as His child never changes- His wild, crazy, love for me never lessens, and His purpose for the everyday events of my life are forever planned for my good. Oh, to rest in that knowledge "when my striving cease" and be able to take my perfectionism, look at everything from every possible angle, plan for anything attitude, and just be at peace with knowing that to trust God takes every ounce of faith I have, but truly does not require any risk because I am safe in His arms.