Winter

It's cold here. Really cold. The kind of cold that makes you want to put on a parka and cuddle by the fire until the middle of summer.

The heat is not on and hasn't been for days. It will probably stay this way until the beginning of next winter when the wind starts howling and the rain starts pounding on the roof overhead. The roof that has spent many a winter sheltering you from the elements; it can protect you from the rain, but it could never keep you safe from the storm that's raging in your mind or the bitterness that's brewing in your heart.

Your aching to push back the curtains and let His love shine in - let the warmth radiate to the depths of your weary, wounded soul. But you fight it.

It doesn't have to be this way - you with your calloused heart, pushing people away. Let love have it's way. Allow the Lord to shower you with the blessing, peace and comfort that only He can give.

Step out on the line. Take some risks, some dares, some chances. Fall into the arms of the One that loved and knew you before time began. His mercy will meet you where you are. Allow the Lord to move in your life. Allow Him to redecorate with peace, kindness, gentleness, longsuffering, joy, love, beauty, faith, hope and so much more.