In Every Season

Let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.” ~ Galatians 6:9 NLV

Minnesota has seen a bit of a rainy season this summer, something I certainly wasn’t expecting or hoping for when I came home from Iowa for my three month vacation. But I must say, the abundance of rain has set me thinking about the rainy seasons in my own life.

We all experience rainy seasons, dry seasons, and fruitful seasons. Sometimes these seasons cycle through in a predictable pattern, but mostly the change in seasons catches us off-guard. It is in these changes of seasons that we come to rely on the Lord instead of our own understanding of our circumstances (Proverbs 3:5).

For the past few months I have been weathering a rain shower in my life. Some days feel like a refreshing sunshower, but others are more akin to the thunderstorms Minnesota has been plagued with recently. It is in this time that I have learned to not resist the rain and to trust the Lord in His use of every minute of it.

After all rain is essential for growth in this world. It is no different for our hearts. These rainy seasons are times we draw close to the Father for shelter, wearily bringing all our pain and struggles to Him, completely relying on Him to lead us through. As trust builds and strength is steadily restored God often gives us the grace to see the benefits of the rain – the harvest to be reaped at just the right time. It is then we can dance in the rain, rejoicing in our God-monitored growth and the promise of “a hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11).

Have faith, dear one, for there is always a purpose in the rainy season. There is always the promise of a rainbow to follow the storm. There is always the presence of the Companion who will “never leave us or forsake us” (Hebrews 13:5). Let us open our hearts to receive whatever the Lord has for us in every season. Let us trust today that He has the absolute best for us and that all is for His glory.

“All of my life, in every season, You are still God. I have a reason to sing.” ~“Desert Song” by Hillsong