"And the Lord restored Job's losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before." – Job 42:10
There are seasons of the soul. Just as winter is not the time to cut a tree because a tree that looks dead may have more life in it than you think, a dark time in your life is not the right time to make a decision.
Never set your goals when you are at a low ebb. Believe that springtime will come.
Remember that this depressing season will pass and that positive feelings will return to you. You will come back again.
Yes, your faith will pluck you from the ashes and new life will come from the places that felt dead. Your youthful enthusiasm will return.
Burned out? Take a break. Refuel. Seek a retreat. Find renewal. Replenish. Rest. You can go on again.
Never make a move from weakness. Always move from strength.
And the spring will turn to summer and the summer to harvest time!
You will reap simply because you didn't give up!
New life springs from places that felt dead.
* * * Thank you, Lord, for seeing me through every season of life, good and bad. Be my place of retreat. Renew and replenish my soul. Bring restoration.
