Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. I met with the Author and Perfecter of my Faith on this new day of a new week looking out at fields that are being warmed by the sun – a sharp contrast to the temperatures we had in the teens just a few days ago. The weather can be unpredictable this time of year and sometimes the temperature will fluctuate as much as 30 degrees in a day. One minute there is warmth in the air and the next minute it’s cold as ice – and it’s not always easy to adjust either way. As I thought about our reaction to drastic changes in the weather, I realized that’s just the way it is in the Journey called Life too. As long as we know how to Prepare for the changes, and as long as we understand Life is Destined to change…even overnight sometimes…we don’t fight against the flow of the Hand of God. We aren’t promised smooth sailing all the days of our lives but we ARE Promised an easy ride if we cling to the Will of a Mighty God and Trust Him. Isn’t that the way it is with you look at your Journey too?

It’s funny how much people have to say about the weather…good, bad, or ugly. Next to politics, people seem to talk about the weather more than anything else! When you think about it, there are some similarities in how people handle something as simple as the weather and how they handle Life. Virginia has four beautiful seasons and I wouldn’t trade them for one-season state for anything in the world. I like the drastic differences in each one and the beauty each one brings makes me appreciate it even more while its challenges make me long for the next one. It’s as if God designed the timing of each season so that just when we think we’ve had enough, we switch to a new one with its own unique beauty…AND its own unique challenges. When it comes to this Journey called Life, the only constant we have is the Living God. He’s the same “yesterday, today and forevermore” – thank you, God! – but everything else is subject to a drastic change in the blink of an eye. Life can go from warm and cozy to cold as ice faster than we can say “Amen”- and it’s only when we accept that God Almighty has a Master Plan through it all that we can find our Peace no matter the Temperature.

Some people cringe at the mere thought of freezing temperatures as if they’d be forced to sleep outside, while some people begin to sweat at the mere mention of higher temperatures as if they’d be forced to scorch in the sun. Some people run from the rain and others run from the snow and most of the rest are thrown for a loop when they experience a drastic change in either direction. I think if we pause to consider how we handle something as unpredictable as the weather, we’d see some similarities in how we handle our Unpredictable Life too. Some dread the changes before they ever happen. Some lie awake at night imagining the worst. Some run and they try to hide, while others are thrown for a loop when things drastically change overnight as if they thought things would always be the same. But nothing is the same…except God Almighty… and He’s ALWAYS changing things around for His Purpose. He brings the storms to raise our Core Temperature and He’ll make it rain in our lives for as long as He thinks He needs to! But just like the four seasons in Virginia…just when we think we’ve had enough, God brings the new season along with its own Beauty and its own set of Challenges. It’s a Wonderful Life when we understand that it comes with Drastic Changes and we accept the Will of an Amazing God…no matter the Temperature.

God used a change in the weather to Remind me that He’s the ONLY constant in my Life. He’s the same yesterday, today AND FOREVERMORE and He’ll be there for me through it all. When my Life goes from warm and cozy to cold as ice I won’t whine or run, because I’ve lived through His Changes countless Times and I Trust His Plans for me. Just when I think I’ve “had enough” He’ll change the Season in His Time…a Season with beauty of its own and a whole new set of Challenges.

How about you?