I was sitting
and reminiscing on my life one cold winter day the Holy Spirit whispered to my
heart, “There is no season of Death”. Outside was the bitter cold with no sign of the
once beautiful green grass and flower beds.
May be you don’t
like the winter but I am an absolute.
Something fun
about me you may not know is I was named after a popular childhood character “Heidi”
and in case you don’t know “Heidi” was a mountain girl who lived with her
Granddad.
I also go by, “Natalie”
meaning “Born at Christmas”.
“Christmas” in the US and Europe is associated
with cold weather and lots of snow.
So you see my
names already gave precedence to my love and favorite things.
*wink*
One of my
favorite holiday destinations is the Drakensberg Mountains in South
Africa. Besides the absolutely beautiful
scenery, I love the peace and tranquility that one experiences there.
We usually go in winter, when everything dies
in preparation for new birth. The contrast that the natural habitat has in this
season is absolutely breathtaking. I
have captured a few pictures on my camera that looks like a painting.
Too beautiful
to be real.
This is a
natural beauty that God has graced us with.
We do not have to do anything to create this beauty, nature creates it
herself.
In the same
vein, our lives we go through different seasons in order,
for
us to bear great fruit.
for
to become the beautiful flowers He has created us to be
for
our good fruit to produce more seeds so the cycle goes on.
We
will die or become ineffective if we remain in the same season for too long.
We are seeds
which need planting, watering, nurturing, and care in order to bear fruit that
will be food and which will bear more seeds.
It’s so ironic
that seeds that grow into trees or plants that bear fruits must be planted in
winter or dry season.
During this
season we continue to nurture the ground and water the seeds we don’t see until
a stem comes through the ground, giving us hope that life is born from nothing (Genesis1:27-28)
When we see
the stem, we do not stop nurturing and caring for the plant, because in due
time it will start to bloom.
Once we see
the blossoms, we take extra special care of the plant because we want it to good
bear good fruit or pretty flowers. All
this happens over a cycle of a year, passing through each season of the
year.
Unfortunately,
this process will become insignificant if one season is passed through without
special care.
We don’t start
planting seeds when we see our neighbor’s trees bear fruit. We start planting when our vineyards seem dry
and dead…that is the perfect time to start planting.
So I don’t for
happiness to come to me. I create it. I
don’t want for peace to consume my life, I create it. I don’t want for patience to live within me,
I create it. I don’t wait for success,
joy, love, kindness, etc to come to me, I create it.
Everything we
go through in life is absolutely essential for what lies ahead. What you do in your “winter” will determine
the fruits you eat in your “summer”.
God has set
all things aside for us, what we do with it is our gift back to God. We are already all that He is. Therefore, know that you already have
overcome all this. His blood has been shed for us already.
In
order for “YOU” to become the best “YOU” for the work He set out for you, you
need to embrace every season in my life with thanksgiving and with
boldness.
Do not succumb
your drought, you must nurture more in this season so that the harvest you
produce bears good fruit in due season.
You cannot
skip any season. Every season is
absolutely essential for what lies ahead.
In each season
there is work to do.
We must do the
work.
We must plant,
nurture,
water,
plough,
and take care
of our seeds so that when they come forth they shall bring with them a great
harvest.
There is no
season of death. NONE. Embrace every season in your life.
Consider it pure joy,
my brothers and sisters,[a]
whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of
your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you
may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James1:2-4
Remember that
today’s flowers were planted in a different season.
You don’t
plough and harvest in one season.
To everything
there is a time.
Embrace this
season in your life.
Shape your
tomorrow.
Do not sit
around and die.
When you start
moving, God moves with you.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Natalie Abrahams is a Ministry Wife, an International Speaker and a Life Coach. She is the author of “Get up and Go on”. To book Natalie Abrahams and to get a copy of her book, please send an email: virtuouswconnect@gmail.com
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