Ok so this is a random post I had a New Year's post already but felt to share this one instead, interesting thing is I wrote part of this post ages ago and reading it today taught me something I had forgotten.
I don't know if its only me but once its winter I like staying in and curling up on the sofa, out of the cold and damp air.
Now this post is not about weather but it is inspired by it.
When life is looking horrible and things just don't seem to be going right, it can be easy to sit at home with a tub of ice cream and chocolate bars and watch movies all day, but doing that doesn't make any thing better.
Its like listening to sad songs when you are already sad its not gonna make you feel better; but allows you to wallow in that state.
The disciples had a moment like this after the death of Jesus, some went back to what they knew before as their leader was now gone. Many of them may have thought that that was the end but it wasn't.
When the weather of life gets rough its not the time to get cosy or retreat to the familiar but it is the time to face them. God can and will give you more than you can handle(1 Corinthians 13:10) but He gives you the tools to deal with it as Matthew 7:7(NLT) says 'keep on' .
Test and trails are not to try and see if we make the cut, they are there to draw us closer to the heart of God and build us up in faith.
If everything in life right now seem dark and grey, don't give up hope, winter only lasts for a season. :)
