The Winter Blues
Have you ever felt the winter blues? That period of time when the sky always seems grey. The weather is really trying to become warmer, but winter is just holding on and you’re not sure whether to wear a coat or put spring clothes on. It can make you feel tired or even a little sad. It can make it harder to wake up in the morning. Especially if there’s a time change involved. It gets tiring. And if we’re being honest with ourselves, that’s how our faith journey can feel at times. We feel like God has been silent. There are just too many things piling up that seem to be against us. The pain of the past comes back to haunt us. The struggles of today are too much. We get tired. We get weary. We wonder even why we should keep going. It can be difficult.
But all is not lost. At the end of winter, a new season emerges. Flowers bloom. New life comes. And at the end of our hope, something special happens. We realize that that’s when God can take over in our lives and give us new life. The prophet Isaiah spoke the words of God to the tired and so to be exiled people of Israel saying, Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint (Isaiah 40:28-31 NIV).
It’s the work of the Holy Spirit moving inside of us that a new season, a new faith, and a new life can emerge inside of what has seemed so tired and broken. It’s by Your spirit I will rise from the ashes of defeat. The resurrected King is resurrecting me. In Your name I come alive to declare Your victory. The resurrected King is resurrecting me (Elevation Worship, Resurrecting). The resurrection of Jesus Christ is more than just a story we tell year in and year out. It’s a declaration of hope for all who feel the winter blues. For all those who feel tired and weary. The hope we have in the resurrected king can renew our strength today. And He can renew your life in this season. Will you let Him?
But all is not lost. At the end of winter, a new season emerges. Flowers bloom. New life comes. And at the end of our hope, something special happens. We realize that that’s when God can take over in our lives and give us new life. The prophet Isaiah spoke the words of God to the tired and so to be exiled people of Israel saying, Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint (Isaiah 40:28-31 NIV).
It’s the work of the Holy Spirit moving inside of us that a new season, a new faith, and a new life can emerge inside of what has seemed so tired and broken. It’s by Your spirit I will rise from the ashes of defeat. The resurrected King is resurrecting me. In Your name I come alive to declare Your victory. The resurrected King is resurrecting me (Elevation Worship, Resurrecting). The resurrection of Jesus Christ is more than just a story we tell year in and year out. It’s a declaration of hope for all who feel the winter blues. For all those who feel tired and weary. The hope we have in the resurrected king can renew our strength today. And He can renew your life in this season. Will you let Him?
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