As I write this post, I am excited to look out my office window to see the sunlight and all of the green leaves returning to the bare trees after a cruel fall and winter. Spring awakens nature and brings more light into a dark world that is quickly fading.
This is just one of the reasons spring is my favorite season. Out of another office window, I can see the flowers blooming in my neighbor’s yard. Hope is in the air as nature bursts forth with new life. In a few weeks we will celebrate Holy Week and Easter. We celebrate because Jesus is our only hero.
The Easter season is full of promise and new life; just like in nature, the old passes away (Isaiah 43:18-19, 2 Corinthians 5:17). Personally this transformation hits home because March 31st was the 28th year of my accident when the old Martin died and God gave me a new chance at life—I hear your call God.
I don’t think I’ll never forget the hardship I went through after my accident. I do remember the hope I had once I left the hospital for a rehabilitation center. I could not wait to begin rehabilitation and winning at life.
Recently I had a discussion with another friend who was going through a tough season in her life with family due to health issues. She too was hopeful about getting through her challenging season that is out of her control.
One of the great things about life and how God created the world is seasons. Seasons bring change and diversity to life. They teach us to be hopeful and expectant. Seasons bring hope of newness and better days.
Unfortunately, seasons are temporary and change on God’s schedule, not ours. Seasons change to give nature and life balance. Despite what Satan says, we don’t always have good or perfect days.
Regardless of what season we are in, there will be bad days and hard times. The fact is seasons are like life and the world, both are temporary. The Bible tells us the LOST are constantly runnin after temporary things (Proverbs 23:4-5, Luke 12:15, Philippians 3:18-19, 1 Timothy 6:9-10).
The Christian perspective is it is foolish to put our hope into temporary things (Psalm 39:6, Ecclesiastes 5:10, Matthew 6:19-21, Colossians 3:2.) With the way this world is going, I think it is safe to say we are all hoping for better times.
Severe weather and natural disasters are on the rise in this temporary kingdom is quickly fading with a vengeance. No matter what governments do the economy is not getting better. That is why God’s people should put their hope in God and His coming Kingdom.
The Bible warns us that things in this temporary world will only get worse and there will be different times ahead in the last days (Matthew 24:9-14, Mark 13:19-20, 1 Timothy 4:1-2, 2 Timothy 3:1-5).
Desperation is the search for hope and causes us to live foolishly out of our fear of missing something that will not last. After my accident, I was desperate to get back to my life, and friends and get back to livin’ free. I put my hope into the temporary goals and agendas I wanted to achieve to be happy as soon as possible.
Honestly, I wish that I would have waited patiently and enjoyed the season of rest and recovery. I wish that I had turned to God sooner, instead of the temporary things I had placed my hope into. Desperation often leads to false hope and temporary happiness.
That is why Jesus and the New Testament writers plead with us to put our hope and treasures into things above, not temporary things in a world that is quickly fading. It is only in Heaven we are Holy Forever and where our hope springs eternal!
