Snow, cold, and a little wind, the spring is on hold for the weekend. Does it feel like winter will never end? Every year we get an example of how winter for some folks just will not give way to a springtime of the soul. The curse in Narnia lay heavily on the land, it was always winter but never Christmas as the evil White Witch held the land in her powerful grip. For some of us, that is a perfect description of life here on this earth. We don't like it, but we also don't truly know what to do about it.
Last night, I woke up with the thought of what happens just before the winter ends. In boot camp, the toughest time was not the start, or the end, but somewhere past the middle and not quite the end. The same held true in college, and in every other tough project or job in life. The start of a winter is always fun as the first snow covers the ground and the winter coats and hats come out of storage. However, in time the winter grows old and tiresome. We know that spring will come, God promised that the seasons would always turn until the end comes, but that winter seems so long just before the end. The proverb goes: The night is always darkest just before the dawn. And so it is with winter, or a difficult project, or a tribulation. Jesus told us, "He who endures to the end will be saved." I don't think that our Lord meant this only for the final Great Tribulation. We all must learn to endure to the end each tribulation that comes our way. We will be restored in due time!
Bucky
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