Let Winter Magic Begin
Where Our Hearts Meet in the Cold Day
The snows begin. The winter cold breathes down my neck touching me with temporal icy fingers. I watch the flakes drift to the ground, hearing silence all around. I lift my hands to the sky and spin in the morning flakes, praising the God who made winter.
I recall that beautiful day three years ago. I love snow. I love the winter. I love writing. I love sitting inside in my living room watching cardinals hop across a frosty ground.
Winter can be a time of renewal and fresh starts. I know we don’t often associate this season with these themes. Renewal is often associated with spring. Winter, however, often brings in the New Year. With a new year comes new opportunities for growth and breakthroughs.
Winter is where our hearts meet the cold day, waiting for the beauty of the breath of the Holy Spirit across our minds and hearts. Winter provides the time to mediate and take a break because the cold often keeps us inside, and we don’t have much to do. During this down time, we can plan, we can dream. We can look forward and think on new things.
Where we meet winter, we find that past hurts can freeze over, and we can leave them behind as we wait for springs warmth to spread into our lives.
We can begin living winter magic and Philippians 3:13 today:
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before.
This post is written for the Anita Ojeda’s Write 28 Days Challenge for February 2019 and for the Five Minute Friday Community where today’s prompt is where. You can read more posts in this series by visiting my introduction page.
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Scrolled back to read the challenge, your descriptions of the Holy Spirit are lovely. I even quoted you. Sent you the pin, You really should put them on a Pinterest board yourself. Here’s one, Winter is where our hearts meet the cold day, waiting for the beauty of the breath of the Holy Spirit across our minds and hearts. You’re inspiring me to go back and redo mine.
What an interesting take!
I love that even in nature, God reveals His own nature to us! Beautifully written. Glad to be visiting you from BVN!
I love this. I live in Texas so we do not get the beauty of winter here. I did, however, live in the San Bernardino mountains for a season and it was amazing. Looking forward to your series.
Thanks for the great description of cold weather, I’m not so familiar with snow or winter in January but I almost felt cold reading it! And I love the idea of using the forced down time to wait on God. I wasn’t sure what happened on that day 3 years ago?
So beautiful, Mary! It inspires and encourages. Winter really can be a time of renewal as we rest and wait for the Lord. Blessings to you! xo
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Powerful thoughts and a wonderful message of hope to those who are struggling. I’ve always used winter as a time of reflection.
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I love watching the cardinals, too.
Winter’s when I look most weird,
bare-legged from the old burn scars,
with a greatcoat, and a beard,
I’m a sight to slow the passing cars.
I do ponder what God sees
as I trudge through the snow,
sinking in to my bare knees
with sandals soaked below.
Does He laugh, or does He groan,
or does He shake His head?
Or does He say, “For this alone,
I had this oddball bred.”
Fighting’s always been my story,
against foe and elements, for God’s Glory.
#2 at FMF this week.
https://blessed-are-the-pure-of-heart.blogspot.com/2019/01/your-dying-spouse-575-sometimes-you-get.html
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Hi, this is a beautiful poem that brings laughter. Thanks for sharing.
I tend to see winter as down time, but you are right, it can also be a place for unseen growth. Great FMF entry this week!
Bethany, you welcome. Thanks for stopping by.