In the near distance, Old man Winter is slowly approaching walking softly with his stick. Out from the Southeast, along comes Springtime Penelope holding a basket full of flowers and fruit, skipping right into the line that divides the seasonal changes. They both stop and make eye contact, sizing each other up as established foes. The old man standing firm, ready for his fight of the year while Penelope fiercely stands her ground poised to establish order and maintain authority for the natural transition….
I know you must be thinking, wow such a vivid imagination but over the past couple of years, it’s what I’ve noticed during the month of March into April. Recent weather patterns have been more than anything docile.
Environmentalist can attest to the volite in weather patterns due to consequential industrializan in conjunction with Man’s mistreatment of the environment and depletion of natural resources.
Scripture mentions how elements first appear in the natural then in the supernatural. As scribes, we can learn a lot just from observing how nature plays itself out during the season’s transition. When it’s time for Spring which represents all things new to come forth, it forces the winter out which symbolizes the opposite; things that need to cease and die off or leave behind. As writers what are the things we need to stop giving life to or leave behind so we can allow God to spring us forward? What is it that you’re doing as a scribe that is counterproductive? You know, that thorn that The Creator who really represent all the seasons, is trying to get you to pluck out, so you can keep growing as a scribe? Is it procrastination, fear, complacency, poor grammar, a bad speller, public speaking, consistency, discipline or just an A-type personality with way too much on your plate? Whatever the challenge may be, become like Springtime Penelope and relinquish it over to Old man Winter for a proper burial so that you can embrace every new writing adventure God has awaiting you. Happy Spring!