Everything's All Right

It happened. This past week, it happened. Did you notice it? Spring finally arrived! The sun shone. Birds greeted me in the dawn and mourning doves soothed me to sleep. The grass actually started to turn green. And the people! Everywhere, on nearly every block, the people emerged from their winter hibernation. Kids on bikes. Couples on a walk. Families grilling and soaking up the sun on their decks. Warmth - sunshine - are incredibly wonderful. Incredibly powerful.

We desperately need the sunshine, don't we? Isn't it amazing that - when the day is cloudy, rainy, or snowing for the 104th time all winter - our days seem so blah? That on such days, the bad seems awful and the good seems mediocre? But bring out the sunshine, and BOOM! The bad doesn't seem so awful anymore and the good seems glorious. It's almost as if, when the sun is shining and we feel the warmth on our face, that we can conquer anything. We may still have troubles, we may still feel exhausted - but somehow, we know it's going to be all right.

And you know what's great? As believers, we don't simply have to rely on the physical sun to brighten our days, to lift our spirits, to bring joy to our hearts. We know the Son; we have the Son walking with us: Jesus. He is our Light. Our warmth. The One who, on those awful, gloomy, blah days, doesn't change. Who can bring us joy in the midst of heartache. Who lifts us up out of the miry clay and sets our feet on solid ground.Who brings light into the darkness. Who makes everything beautiful in its time.

"Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him for the help of His presence." - Psalm 42:5 

Walking with Jesus, with the Son, doesn't mean that all of our troubles are going to vanish. In fact, we'll probably have more. But when we walk with Him, we don't face them alone. In Him, we know that everything truly is going to be all right.

"'In the world you will have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.'" - John 16:33