Shifting Seasons, Part Two

And so December has begun. Though it feels as if Winter has arrived, Autumn is still technically the season. 

It is a time of 

T R A N S I T I ​O N 

As noted in the post before, it's as though I have been in an Autumn, a transition time, for a longer time than I would like. And I have had to go through a faith-testing process. 

And as I have discovered in past faith-testing seasons and have rediscovered in this one on a different level, God is patient and present. He is patient enough to put up with my questions and unloading. He is present with His comfort and His assurances when I finally settle down to be aware and listen. 

One of those times that I stopped wrestling and started resting, I continued the poem that was last posted. The poem now feels complete. Although I very well may edit it at some point as it was done as a free-flow. 

Here is the poem in its entirety. The *** indicates the continuation point.

~Waiting For The Shift~

I have seen winter snows
Melt away to reveal new growth

I have seen spring rains
Bring color and life again

I have seen summer sunshine
Create an environment that thrives

But I am in the autumn
I am waiting and longing

Waiting for the season to shift
Longing for God to mend the rift

Oh God my God show me how
I can continue to cling to hope now

***

I pause and breathe deep
Eyes closed, hear a voice speak

"Oh My child, don't you know
That My love never lets go

In all seasons you've been embraced
By My heavenly arms of grace 

Through the pain and the sorrow
My grace carried you into the morrow

The troubles and trials you've endured
Have become your forge, be assured

Your seasons will continue to shift
And as they do, please remember this

Let go of shame and bitterness
Let your heart trust in My goodness 

Let the turmoil and heartache
Cause you to be remade

As you let me work within you
You will be strengthened and renewed

And I promise you, My love
Another spring will always come"

And I shall end this post with these Scripture thoughts that have comforted me... 

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭71:3‬ ‭TPT‬‬
You’re the only place of protection for me. I keep coming back to hide myself in you, for you are like a mountain-cliff fortress where I’m kept safe.
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‭‭Psalms‬ ‭33:20‬ ‭TPT‬‬
The Lord alone is our radiant hope and we trust in him with all our hearts. His wraparound presence will strengthen us.