Natural life is made up of the four seasons of spring, summer, fall and winter.
Spring arrives as a season of new life and a zest for living. We are busy planting, watching new life emerge, and seeing things grow.
Then everyone’s favourite season arrives—summer. It’s a time of watching things grow to fruition, and also a time of refreshment and relaxation.
Before we know it, the fall season arrives, the temperature drops, leaves change colours, and things start dying and falling away. Fall denotes a season of change.
Then winter descends upon us. Typically, a time when things are quiet in nature. Animals are hibernating in this season of stillness, rest, and reflection.
There is beauty to be found in every season and something to be learned in every season, though we might prefer some seasons over others.
Just like the natural seasons, there are spiritual seasons in our lives. Ecclesiastes 3:1,11 says “For everything there is a season.” “[God] has made everything beautiful in its time.”
If you examined your life right now, what season would you say you are currently experiencing? Sometimes it’s difficult to recognize the season of life we’re in, and it can be even more difficult to know how to live fully in Christ during any particular season. Are you flourishing or floundering in this current season of your life?
The first step to flourishing in any given spiritual season is to recognize which one you are in. Join us this Sunday, whether in person or online, as we examine these various seasons and discover how to live fully in Christ during them. We can learn the lessons each season brings and how to bear fruit in our lives, no matter what season you find yourself in.
Every Blessing,
Pastor Barry Risto
Lead Pastor