Afternoon Ti: Changing Seasons

So, the weather is finally changing here in Chicagoland, and I'm thankful for a warmer breeze than what we've been getting. Yet, there are a few people around me that are not enjoying the changing tides: the allergy sufferers. Right now, their eyes are itching, noses are sneezing, and sinuses are acting up because of all the change going on. Their bodies are sensitive to the pollen in the air, and they have to suffer through the blooming of spring.

It got me thinking to our own spiritual changing of seasons. They are those times when God is taking us to a higher level, requiring more out of our behavior, and asking us to submit fully to His will. Although we may bask in the joy of getting closer to the Lord and walking out our salvation, our flesh has issues.

Our bodies itch to get back to those sins we're trying to leave. Our eyes look back and remember how we used to do things. The burgeoning of righteousness makes our flesh suffer, and in order for us to move ahead - that fleshly will has got to die.

Is God changing any seasons in your spiritual life? Is your flesh having a hard time dealing with the change? Don't give in to your fleshly desires! Quench those symptoms with the word of God, and bring yourself into full submission of His will. As you follow after the change the Lord is offering, you will experience the benefits of being fully committed to Christ.

Verse of the Day: I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Romans 12:1, 2