Would we know the calm without the storm?
Would we bask in the warmth of the sun's rays had we not felt the bitter cold of the winter?
"To everything there is a season,
a time for every purpose under heaven:
A time to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;
A time to kill,
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up;
A time to weep,
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones,
And a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace,
And a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to gain,
And a time to lose;
A time to keep,
And a time to throw away;
A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
A time to keep silence,
And a time to speak;
A time to love,
And a time to hate;
A time of war,
And a time of peace."
Ecclesiates 3:1-9
"For lo, the winter is past,
The rain has come and gone,
The flowers appear on the earth;
The time of singing has come.
The voice of the turtle dove
Is heard in our land.
The fig tree puts forth her green figs,
And the vines wiht the tender grapes
Give a good smell.
Rise up, my love, my fair one,
And come away!"
Song of Solomon 2:11-13
Perhaps this is a new season for you. Perhaps God is saying, "This is the way, walk in it". Concerning God's promises, Hebrews 6:13-20 says this:
For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, saying, 'Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.' And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. For men indeed swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute. Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath, that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us.
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek."
Patiently endure the storm, you will rest in the calm. Patiently endure the winter for you will be ready to bath in the sun. Newness will come, as God has promised you. It is impossible for God to lie.
