Fall is my favorite season of the year. I love the beautiful colors and the cooler temperatures. But, unfortunately it is too short and is suddenly followed by a dreary Fall and then by the cold and nasty winter.
But the seasons of the year model the seasons of our lives. Beautiful days of Fall are often suddenly replaced by dreary and sad days of winter with sudden pain and failing health.
Unfortunately, I have watched many close friends go through these days, passing into winter too quickly. This is happening to too many of us now.
This fall season of life can be tough. Your close friends, family, relatives and members of your church don't know what to say or do so they often disappear, making these very lonely times. Often you wish for just a visit or even a phone call. It's hard to be forgotten by others. Where have all your friends gone when you really need them?
You miss church and the fellowship you've enjoyed most of your life. That gets replaced by visits to doctors and appointments for medical tests. How nice it would be to take communion once again.
Your church holds special events such as banquets, picnics, covered dishes, etc., but you can no longer attend. All that good food and fellowship while you are living on whatever you can throw together to eat. Oh, how nice it would be for somebody to bring you a plateful from the special gathering - maybe even a hot dog or a piece of pie. It would show you that you haven't been forgotten during your winter season of life.
But that's not the way it happens during your winter season of life … because no matter what people say – you are forgotten. But not by everyone. The Lord is always there when others fail. Jesus never fails. He leads us through our fall and finally through our winter season. What a hope we have.
Winter is coming. Time flies quickly. How do you want to be treated when your winter arrives?
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