Fall Is The Best Time Of Year
Oh fall, you just can’t beat this time of year! There is so much about it that is just great. The leaves are changing, the temperature is finally bearable, the rain and clouds are back, and the hunting seasons are starting. Yes, fall is the best time of the year. At least I think so. If you are anything like me, fall is not only a great time of year it also seems to be the one of the busier times of the year. With the changing of leaves and the changing of the seasons also comes the changing of life and the season of life you’re in. Schools are back in session, there are changes at work, new events to attend and old events to schedule. There is planning for the coming months and the coming seasons. Yes, this time of the year is so busy.
Sometimes I wonder if it’s our instincts kicking in to prep and prepare; maybe that’s why I feel like a busy squirrel running to and fro senselessly trying to gather as much and get as much done as possible, to the point that I feel like I’m in a fog of checklists and to dos. Even to the point that rest is another thing squeeze in between all the other tasks. It’s all very tiring. But, just like when the morning fog clearing on my commute to work and I see Mt. Hood standing out in the background in full grandeur coated in a new blanket of white brilliance, I feel that Jesus breaks through the fog of life with His glory and His words as in Matthew 11:28, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
I feel like I forget these words every year and I have to relearn them every fall. When the lists and to dos are piling up, we have a King that is willing to take on our burdens and give us rest in Him. Not only through His Holy Spirit do we receive peace and joy, we also receive love. A love that says. . . I love you no matter what, in any circumstance of your life and you can trust Me even when it feels like there is no hope and the fog is getting denser and denser, you can trust me and I will pull you through.
Yes, fall is a great time of the year!