Have you ever had those seasons where you feel like God isn’t working on just one place in your heart, but the whole thing and each little problem all at once? 

*deep breath*

Well, that’s where I am now.  *smile*  It’s surprising how little I resemble Him even after spending time with Him.  I’m feeling a bit like the man who looks at himself in the mirror, turns away, and then forgets what it is that he saw.  I’m constantly looking back to the dim reflection hoping that this time it will stick in my head…that this time it will rub off. 

Honestly, though, it’s not the worst season.  I mean, I know I need the change.  Thinking that I don’t is like thinking that the earth doesn’t need the fall…or spring.  It does…and so do I.  I will make it, I know I will.  Because my Father is faithful and just to finish the work that He began.  I have to push and stay hard at the plow because I know that the harvest will be good.  But it’s just hard to constantly be hitting rocks. 

Thankfully: He is patient…He is faithful…He doesn’t give up…He keeps His word…He loves continuously and unconditionally…He is good and He always and only does what’s right.  Glory be to the Father!  Man, I love Him.  He so much better at all this than I am.  May I learn to submit enough to allow Him to fix this the whole way through the first time.  It would be a better use of my time to not waste time going around the mountain a second….or twelth….or twenty second….time.

Adversity is the place to find the character that will sustain you in the places that you are headed to next.
            ~Michael Fletcher

Beauty Fully Surrendered,
        Ashley