Nate was cleaning off our crowded counter the other night and forcing me to throw away some of the clutter. (Nate is much tidier/cleaner/better at this than me. :-) He held up a flower arrangement that was far past its prime and asked with pleading eyes, "Can these go away?" I gave a sideways smirk and conceded, but before he tossed them, we proceeded to have the following conversation:
"Do you want to take a picture first?" Nate asked.
"Why would I want to take a picture of dead flowers?" I asked, slightly surprised and mildly horrified.
"Well, it seems like every time something breaks or something, you take a picture and write about it."
Ouch.
He nailed it.
There should be a picture of dried up, droopy flowers right here because that's exactly how we've been feeling: withered.
But God sustains and renews and has been doing some great things despite, because of, through the hard stuff. So I'm going to be intentional about making things a little more positive around here. I won't lie or sugar coat anything (I'm quite bad at that anyway...), but I do want to highlight God's amazing work!
May this beautiful spring weather infuse your day with new life!
Though we are withered presently, and most assuredly for the remainder of this life, 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 has brought us tremendous renewal of perspective.
ReplyDeleteAs Isaiah says in 40:8, all fades away, but the word of our God stands forever--and oh how joyous it is that his word brings life!
Cannot wait to read/hear more of the great things happening in the lives of the Summers!