Well I just got back from Florida....after this long winter of snow and ice, the warm sun and swimming pool were refreshing. It felt good to stay outdoors.....what a nice change......
When I got back the cold air hit my body with the reminder that our winter weather is not over and I would have to endure it for a while yet. Thank the Lord for seasons.....this is not the never ending "always winter but never Christmas" of Narnia. We enjoy all four seasons in New Hampshire, never stays the same....as I've heard it often said...."well if you don't like the weather just wait 5 minutes.."
We had our home meeting last night and during our time of worship one of my friends, through tears, said, "Thank you Lord, in this ever changing world, You NEVER change." I immediately felt overcome with gratefulness to the Lord. I have experienced such change in my life.....the most dramatic change in years. My beloved husband went home suddenly to the Lord and I was left without him. For over 30 years we did everything together, worked and served and lived side by side. I found great comfort in being Mrs. John Fortin. Now I am alone.........yet here we were in worship and I was reminded again that my God does not change, does not have to change, will NEVER change. What a comfort and a relief in a world of constant storms and seasons this knowledge is. How easy it is to focus on the seasons and lose perspective of real life. Jesus Christ is our life and He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. (Hebrews 13:8) One of my favorite things to say to young people is, "Jesus is the North in the compass. Everything in life comes to its right place when we focus the compass of our lives on Him, for He is true North."
Though my husband is not physically here with me, he lived before me constantly as one who was settled in Christ in a world of constant change. Thank the Lord his lesson to me has not been lost.......
Let Jesus be your Rock, your Guide, your Anchor, your Peace in this ever changing world..............He will not change.......He doesn't have to......we do.....
