Autumn Winds.

Flannel. Cinnamon Apple Spice Tea. Purple, gold, yellow, and red leaves which then leave the trees naked for the frost of winter. Cool breezes through the window. Temperatures are dropping. Life is both slowing down and speeding up. Autumn has begun.


Reading and writing comes easy in the fall because I just want to sit back and enjoy life. However, the stresses of school and other responsibilities often interfere with those desires. Reflection on the goodness of GOD gets set aside because of the busyness of the season when GOD has designed this season to be a calm down season. This of course makes school work much more difficult to accomplish because it is the last thing I want to do. One thing to keep satisfied in this season is to continue to write my thoughts and findings even when I do get busy because it's a break from the monotony of education. It is the freedom to write whatever is on my mind, or whatever GOD has shown me throughout the days and weeks.

The LORD is good to those who wait for HIM, to the soul who seeks HIM. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD. It is for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. Let him sit alone in silence when it is laid on him; let him put his mouth in the dust---there may yet be hope; let him give his cheek to the one who strikes, and let him be filled with insults. For the LORD will not cast off forever, but, though HE cause grief, HE will have compassion according to the abundance of HIS steadfast love; for HE does not afflict from HIS heart or grieve the children of men.                                                -Lamentations 3:25-33

With all the changes that autumn brings, it is always comforting for me to remember how faithful the LORD is and that HE never changes. Though HE may seem far off at time, it is crucial to never forget that HE is always there, guiding us in ways that are beyond our comprehension often times. 


School gets tough. Whenever you have thirteen projects due on the following Monday, do not neglect the Word of GOD as I often do, for within it is hope and peace. It constantly reminds us to not get anxious because GOD is in control. It reminds us that GOD is good no matter what circumstances look like. It reminds us of GOD's unfailing love for us fallen sinners saved by grace alone. It remains unchanged when there is change all around us.


GOD, keep us in YOUR Word. Even when the abundance of school work and other responsibilities pile up, let us never forget who YOU are. We love YOU because YOU first loved us. Often times we forgo our first LOVE and run to idols. May it be YOUR kindness that brings us to repentance. YOU make all things new.