March is Here.

Well, March is here. 

I’m still confused as to whether it’s winter or spring after almost two feet of snow with windy 15 degree days, and/or sunshine and 60 degree days; all squeezed into the last two weeks of February. And I’m not alone. The frogs in the pond were frolicking and croaking with considerable enthusiasm one day, and the pond was covered with ice the next.
It is this unpredictability that keeps boredom away – whether it concerns the weather or life itself. So much of the many facets of life, including the weather, involve looking forward – sometimes with anticipation, sometimes with anxiety, sometimes with dread. We like to have some element of predictability in our lives. When life goes along smoothly, or, at worst, we have to deal with an occasional hiccup in our normal everyday routine, we feel confident and at peace. There’s an element of feeling like we’re in control. And yet…, it is always possible that something, totally unpredictable and totally unwelcome, can arise in our lives: – an auto accident, a health emergency, or any kind of suddenly stressful situation.
We like to think we are prepared for nasty happenings. We buy insurance, we make sure we are educated to avoid preventable happenings, and we keep a few experts on our phone lists. Over the course of our lives, we make plans for a multitude of events – trips, parties, getting involved in a myriad of things that touch our interests.
And we don’t expect to have anything more than a sniffle to interrupt our routine, or our plans. Is this because we assume God is agreeable with everything we do? Or do we ignore the possibility that God even cares? Or is God’s will even a consideration for us? (See Luke 12:15-20)
Or, at the other extreme, do we worry about the worst-case scenario with everything we endeavor? Are we haunted by what could happen that would be a disaster? Consider: how many of the cares of the liveliest imaginations of the worrier come to fruition?
Our lives require a level of preparation for living. A sense of contentment when things are going our way. A flexibility for when things don’t go our way. And, over it all, an acknowledgment that our routines, our plans, and even the weather, are in God’s hands. It’s called Trust. Virginia D.                                                                                                          Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6