There are seasons in our lives:
Defined by age:
child, teen, young adult, middle age, senior citizen
Defined by ministry:
serving, teaching, writing, praying
Defined by role:
follower, leader, encourager
Lord, teach me to move from season to season–just as spring grows into summer, summer turns into fall, fall fades into winter, winter bursts into spring. Teach me to let go when you say, “the end.”
Song of Solomon 2:11-12 (ESV)
Behold, the winter is past . . .
The flowers appear on the earth,
the time of singing has come.
Welcome, Spring. We’ve been waiting for you.
Do you feel like you’re in a dry season? Try the water of the Word.
Psalm 1:2-3 (VOICE)
For you, the Eternal’s Word is your happiness.
It is your focus—from dusk to dawn.
You are like a tree,
planted by flowing, cool streams of water
that never run dry.
Your fruit ripens in its time;
your leaves never fade or curl in the summer sun.
More than a sprinkle . . . turn on the firehose! 
Spring is coming. How do you know?
Happens every year around this time.
Daniel 2:21 (NIV)
Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever . . . He changes times and seasons . . . He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
Spring always follows winter. Wise and discerning folks give God the credit.
Floods, shootings, crashes, blizzards.
Is there no safe space?
Psalm 91:1 (NLT)
Those who live in the shelter of the Most High
will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
Wherever we are, whatever the trouble surging around us, there is safe shelter in your shadow, Lord God. Thank you for being here, no matter what, all the time.
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Worship the Creator, not the creation.
Genesis 2:15 (NLT)
The LORD God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it.
Tend your corner of the world.
Care for it.
Make wise use of it.
“This is my Father’s world:
I rest me in the thought
Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas—
His hand the wonders wrought”
Maltbie D. Babcock, 1901
Almighty God, I know my actions won’t make or break the planet. But I want to take good care of it, out of gratitude and respect for the wonders of your creation.
What’s your take on the future of our planet?
Psalm 24:1 (NIV)
The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it;
for he founded it on the seas
and established it on the waters.
Our planet is His planet. He created it. And us. It’s the original green deal. 
