Good day, people! I’d like to talk to you about the changes of leaving winter and entering into spring. It’s like our daily lives now, isn’t it? How when we are in a struggle, our struggles and trials feel like our winters but don’t fret – it’s almost spring!
I was walking out to get the mail the other day and I couldn’t believe how beautiful things were beginning to look. Now, from the cloudy sky in the picture most of you are thinking it looks awful, but look beyond what you see. Why is it that your eyes immediately find the negative in most situations? Why can’t you direct your sight to the beauty of this tree? Look at the patches of green all over the yard. That’s actually green grass people! Here in the piney woods of East Texas – in February!
Here again comes my favorite scripture about this being the day that Lord hath made. Why is it that we can’t bring ourselves to rejoice and be glad in it? Because it seems that we often let our minds stray to the antagonistic turmoil that life can sometimes put on us, instead of looking toward the beauty of all Gods glory he has to offer us. There may be times when we feel there is no hope, the winter is getting too cold for us to bare. We might be getting frostbite but in your time of grief is not the time to give way, the time of grief is when God is doing his most work in your life.
“Appreciate whatever is around. You never know when it may be taken away”– James Fickle
Well, you ask me why can’t God do this work and things be better? Because when he is doing work in your life while things are going just fine for you, you don’t seem to notice or even recognize one bit what he is doing for you. Like the old saying: “You don’t know what you got until it is gone.” Sometime he has to bring us to rock bottom for us to truly appreciate the glory he has to offer us. Otherwise, we will just focus on those clouds in the sky instead of focusing our attention to the beautiful lush green grass that is developing before our eyes.
WINTER IS ENDING!
To me, this is a sign that winter is ending and spring is beginning, is that not what it means to you? Depending on where you live, you’re piled high in snow, but I’m not going to laugh. If you like to live that way, then good for you! If you don’t then I’m sorry, the winters in Southwest Missouri seem to always last forever and winters have always been hard for my family and I. Long, cold, horrific winters… Sometimes it felt like one of those old movies where the people lived in this old cabin up in the mountains of Alaska or something. Some days it felt like that! Especially at our Amish Farm!
So we are most grateful for the short-lived winter here in East Texas! Thank God! It is such a blessing. The other night it felt like I went to bed and then woke up the next morning to spring! The grass was turning green and the temps were reaching the 80’s it’s a beautiful thing! Come to think of it we really haven’t had that much of a winter here in our neck of the piney woods.. For our part, 28′ is the lowest I remember the temps getting to and that’s still better then -5 back home!
APRIL 23rd JAMES FICKLE SEASON 2!
Spring is not only bringing back flowers, green grass, and leafy trees. “The James Fickle Show” is also making a return as well! Spring premiere of Season 2 will revolve around letting your light SHINE! Being a light in this dark world and not just to go out and witness but to go out and BE A WITNESS!
I mention this often but some people don’t understand what it means to BE a witness. Well, here is what it means… It means to let your light shine so that others may see God’s glory through you and want to come closer to him because of the bright shining witness and example you have been.
Until James Fickle returns with new episodes in April you still have a chance for a love offering of $20 to receive the COMPLETE FIRST SEASON of the James Fickle Show. These two CD’s are chock-full of inspiration, motivation, encouragement and more. It’s perfect for your loved ones or friends who refuse to go to church but you know they need to hear the word of God and be encouraged in their heart and soul. (Even rebellious teens enjoy James Fickle! He makes them laugh in spite of themselves!) It is also perfect for your fellow Christian who is going through a battle – or several battles – at the moment and need to be inspired and refreshed so they can continue on their walk with God with a lightened load and pep in their step.
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This is just the beginning – the best is yet to come!
God bless y’all!
Sincerely,
