THE COLDEST SEASON

winterWinter is defined as the coldest season of the year. This period holds low temperatures, snow, ice, and wind. For many, it’s an uncomfortable, depressing or gloomy time. Winters can be severe or mild; long or short, but one predictable fact about winter, it will come. This description of winter applies only to those who resides in areas where this cold season exist.

Winter can apply to anyone who is going through a cold season in their lives, an uncomfortable, depressing and gloomy time. It’s a time of going against, what feels like, snow, ice and wind. This period can severe, mild, long or short, but it will come. This description applies to everyone. All people go through cold seasons.

Winter was created for a reason. God had a plan for all seasons. Most people can rattle off the disadvantages of winter. I am going to enlighten on the advantages.

  • Draws people closer together
  • Kills some insects and pests
  • Destroys certain pollens
  • Creates cleaner, fresher air
  • Brings upon a time of rest and reflection
  • Helps to appreciate warmer days
  • Hydrates and insulates the soil

Whether you acknowledge it or not, the same principle applies to troubled times.

Why do troubled times exist? There is an infinite amount of reasons why we go through bad times. I cannot begin to name them. Some of these wintery times are manifested through selfish actions, disobedience, stubbornness and pride. One thing I need to make clear, and many people do not want to grasp this concept, if you think because you are serving God and doing all the things He has commanded you to do, that no afflictions or trials will come your way—you are wrong! We have an enemy in this world, the devil. His purpose is to rob you of your life or prevent you from having a peaceful, joyous and prosperous life.

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly John 10:10 KJV

During these wintery mixes, we turn to God. True believers know God can grant deliverance from troubled times. God wants to be involved in all areas of our lives when times are good and bad. The advantages of winter seasons in our lives:

  • Draws people closer to God. During the cold season, we pray and meditate more on God’s Word, wisdom and His way.
  • Kills stubbornness and disobedience. We become yielding and obedient to the directions of God
  • Destroys pride. We become humble, having a contrite spirt when these times are upon us.
  • Creates a cleaner, fresher person. After the difficult period, we become anew. Gold is purified by fire. We are purified by afflictions.
  • Brings upon a time of rest. We learn how to come into God’s rest and not into self-works and self-efforts. It’s a time of reflection, to look back and remember the times when God brought us out of previous trials.
  • Helps us to be appreciative. When the trial is over, we become more grateful to all blessings, small and large. As spring follows the winter, joy follows sorrow.
  • Hydrates our hearts with God’s love and insulates us with His protection.

No one wants to go through a cold season, but they will come. I have learned and experienced, it is not the troubled season that occurs, it’s always how we react to them. Learn to react to the winter with God’s overcoat of grace, His boots of faith, His hat of prayer and His gloves of love. Be winterized with God.

 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. Psalm 91:14-15 (KJV)

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