seasons of life

 A word of encouragement. 

As the seasons are changing, so different seasons take place in our life. If you find yourself full of life and wonder, keep seeking the Lord and marvel at his beauty. If you are weary from pain, brokenness or weighed down by past mistakes...hold on. 

 Israel made some big mistakes and they suffered. 

Just as the Lord spoke to Israel through the prophet Isaiah...

 He speaks to us...

"Forget the former things; 

do not dwell on the past.

See, I am doing a new thing!

Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? 

I am making a way in the desert

and streams in the wasteland."

~ Isaiah 43:18-19 ~

Be encouraged that the Lord is doing something in you, despite the pain.

He calls out the beauty from deep within. That becomes a testimony in an of itself. 

Like a flower that begins as a seed, grows into its beauty & retreats for the winter...

Jesus brings new life once again.

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Seasons of a Flower 

author: janessa cypher

So bright, so full of life

Where have you gone?

You thrived when you were growing in summer

But now summer has come and gone.

The fall was the start of a new turning point

When change was in the air

As the leaves began to whither and fall

This was more then you could bear

You slowly began to withdrawl

From standing tall and free

And instead you tried to enclose yourself

And make yourself believe

That winter wasn’t coming

And winter wouldn’t be here

But alas the winter came

But you were already too cold to feel

Down, down below the ground

Where your roots went down deep

You knew you were still alive

but in a deep sleep

those days were long and so very cold

the pain caused you misery

time would come and time would go

but you only longed to be free

In those times of uncertainty

When you thought you’d never survive

It was the hope hidden within your heart

That began to call you to new life

The rhythm could be heard above the ground

By those who walked on by

Yet they couldn’t tell what was happening

Or how you were growing deep inside

It may appear that a flower has died

But indeed that is not why

It has hidden itself under the ground

It is just waiting for the right time

For when winter has gone and spring has come

The whole world is beckoned to awake

Including the ones who have hidden themselves

For something is about to shake

A time of rest is needed

But when the day to awake comes

This flower will stand stronger and grow taller

as it flourishes beneath the sun

And in that time, joy will meet the hope

That sustained you no matter where you’ve been

a testimony that its not the outside that matters

but the work God has been doing within

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blessings,

Janessa