Yes .. It's Officially Spring

The calendar seems to dictate what season we're in ... but does it ever look "outside", or better still go "outside"?  Today it is actually a Spring like day .. great temperatures with snow in the morning and no need for a coat by evening.  It is Ohio remember.

Enjoyed the sunshine either way, got a ride in on my bike (pedaling of course) and exercise is good for me no matter what the temperature.  My demeanor seems to improve with motion and warmth, and of course the prospect of even warmer temperatures to follow doesn't hurt my mood either.

Hope it's good weather where you are and you're able to enjoy a little of it while we have it.  It sure is something all of us seem to have in common.

I know we are not created with the sole purpose of living based on the weather.  We have a higher purpose and calling.  While we allow this body to dictate our moods and often times our generosity toward others, I do know we have God's grace and His promises to be our true gauge of how to live.  He says we can do all things through Christ Who dwells in me (us), if we receive Him by faith (John 3:16) but so often we neglect to listen to what the Spirit of God in us is trying to show us and where He's trying to lead us ... in other words, it requires obedience to God.

The steps of a good man are ordered of the Lord .. orders are therefore given, but it's our obedience to those orders that bring the fruit.  He says also, commit your works to the Lord and He will establish your thoughts ... sounds like what I not only need, but want, to happen in my life.  I so desire to prosper in what I set my hand to, .. to fulfill His purpose in life, each day, not just occasionally.  There is a plan for my life (and yours), for good and not for evil.  He will perfect (bring to completion) those things that concern me, again if I cooperate by acting on the Word, not just hear it and keep doing what I've been doing.  (We can't keep doing what we do the same way, but expecting different results!)

My past does not define who I am, or Whose I am, unless I yield to that.  Today decides tomorrow when I live it according to His direction.  Today is not intended to be built on the weather or circumstances I do not control.  Today is about choices I am able to make.  Choices are not designed to be based on feelings, ... feelings physically, socially, or even mental assent.  We were created to be Spirit, Soul, and Body, .. but we live so much of our lives just the opposite ... Body, Soul, and Spirit.  We are to be spirit led when we receive Christ and become a new creation .. to live by the spirit is life, but to live by the flesh (body and/or soul) is death.

My choice today is to choose life, and that more abundantly through Jesus Christ.  I am very thankful that the weather is changing day by day, progressing fully into Spring again.  It happens every year, and thus the seasons continue as God said they would.  I'm a comfort creature like most, but I do learn to find comfort and enjoy life no matter what the season brings, always looking forward to the time when it's just like I prefer it, but God has made a way to see His creation as beneficial to my life when I stop and just give thanks for the breath I breathe, and that the life I now live is one of freedom from the past, forgiven, chosen, and blessed to be His child, in His kingdom.

Don't you just love life, no matter what the season?  My praise goes out to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ for another new day, full of opportunity to love, give, and to be loved by God first, but know I'm loved by others as well.  It's also a blessing to know you are loved and we have fellowship because of Him.

Bless the Lord oh my soul and all that is with in me, bless His Holy name!