Some may think I'm crazy. Some may agree with me. Some may be sitting on the fence. I have really loved being back in the states during this winter season. Even though they are saying it has been a mild winter, I have enjoyed it immensely. I love the snow. I always loved playing out in the snow, making snowmen, snow forts, having snowball fights, and sled riding. I love the beauty that snow creates over a barren landscape. I love how it clings to the bare tree limbs, on the evergreen trees, the ice cycles hanging off the buildings. How it creates peacefulness in my soul.
I was driving last Sunday to Sheakleyville Church of the Nazarene which all weekend long it had been snowing. But this morning the sun was out with blue skies and as I looked around me I saw beauty everywhere. One beauty that really caught my eye was some brush alongside the road. It was covered in ice and the sun was shining through it and made it look like crystal. So regal and beautiful.
I know many do not like winter because of the bitter cold, driving in the snow and/or ice, and no sun which causes some to become depressed and down during the winter months.
The beauty of snow reminds me of God's purity and our own when we ask for His forgiveness and He cleanses us with the blood of Jesus. It reminds me that even when I am going through a tough spot in my life (barren and bleak land), that God can create a beautiful masterpiece. Like the sun shining through the iced brush making it look like crystal, Jesus, God's son shining through us will be breathe taking to those around us. The beauty of winter gives us hope we need to endure until spring arrives.
Yes, Punxatawney Phil told us that there is only six more weeks until spring but we do not need Phil to tell us that to give us hope. Our hope lies in Jesus Christ who is our Savior and Lord. All you have to do is look around you and see God's beauty everywhere.
I was driving last Sunday to Sheakleyville Church of the Nazarene which all weekend long it had been snowing. But this morning the sun was out with blue skies and as I looked around me I saw beauty everywhere. One beauty that really caught my eye was some brush alongside the road. It was covered in ice and the sun was shining through it and made it look like crystal. So regal and beautiful.
I know many do not like winter because of the bitter cold, driving in the snow and/or ice, and no sun which causes some to become depressed and down during the winter months.
The beauty of snow reminds me of God's purity and our own when we ask for His forgiveness and He cleanses us with the blood of Jesus. It reminds me that even when I am going through a tough spot in my life (barren and bleak land), that God can create a beautiful masterpiece. Like the sun shining through the iced brush making it look like crystal, Jesus, God's son shining through us will be breathe taking to those around us. The beauty of winter gives us hope we need to endure until spring arrives.
Yes, Punxatawney Phil told us that there is only six more weeks until spring but we do not need Phil to tell us that to give us hope. Our hope lies in Jesus Christ who is our Savior and Lord. All you have to do is look around you and see God's beauty everywhere.
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