Inquire in Winter Cold | Mary-andering Creatively

The beauty of winter can mesmerize you as you watch frost tentacles stretch across the ground. Winter can also become a time to inquire of the Lord.

During the long cold days and nights, I spend more time inside. This winter has been no different. Instead of snow, the land is bathed in cold rain and the days are frigid and dank. Then we have a few days of wet warmth when Spring promise seems on the horizon.

Despite the wet and dreary times, I find God everywhere I look if only I inquire of Him. I find Him in the beautiful droplets of water that shimmer on my window panes. I find Him in the winter birds bathing in the…

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I know I can inquire of the Lord daily, and He will answer. His promises never go unfulfilled.

I am like the tree planted by the still water. Although on the outside, I may look barren and devoid of leaves; inside, I am sheltered and fortified.

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God provides even in the deepest and coldest of days. He brings renewal and strength.

Psalm 1:3

He is like a tree
planted by streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its leaf does not wither.
In all that he does, he prospers.

Isaiah 45:3, NKJV

I will give you the treasures of darkness

and hidden riches of secret places,

that you may know that I, the Lord,

who calls you by your name, am the God of Israel.”

This post is written for the Anita Ojeda’s Write 28 Days Challenge for February 2019. You can read more posts in this series by visiting my introduction page.

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