Everywhere I look, the leaves are changing and falling. I positively adore autumn in the Midwest.
Last year my sons and I were watching the leaves fall outside our living room window and my youngest said, "why did God made some of the leaves hot Mama?" They're not hot baby, they're turning colors before they fall off the trees, I said. Of course he wanted to know why they needed to get off the tree and my oldest piped in, "that's easy, so God can make room for new ones to grow in their next season." From the mouths of babes I tell ya.
God does turn the heat on to make room for new growth. ...I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer them; I will say, 'they are my people' and they will say 'the Lord is our God." (Zechariah 13:9) Just so you know, if I was the betting kind, I'd bet we're going to be shiny when we come through. Downright blinding, because He doesn't do anything halfhearted.
There is progress in the pain of His heat. Think of it this way; when you put flour, sugar, raw eggs, salt and baking soda in a bowl it's not something you want to eat. You can mix everything together, still... notsomuch. It's not ready until you turn on the heat. After time in the oven that mess is cake! You know how I feel about cake... Turn it up!
It's Gettin' Hot In Here,
Carolynn
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As I read this I was reminded of the cake analogy - seems like we had an email conversation about that almost exactly a year ago. Then I kept reading and realized that you remembered it too. =) I don't think either of us would want to relive the past year, but you would probably agree with me that you also wouldn't want it to be any different. Although, I hope God puts the toothpick in soon and discovers that this cake is DONE.
Of course that probably means he'll start mixing another cake...
Well, anyway, he always seems to know what he's doing so I won't worry too much about what he plans to put in the oven. Instead, let's go have some cake!!!
Likin' this!
Turn it up INDEED.
AWESOME possum post carolynn. and i definitely needed this one today. hugs!
So appropriate. So true. I'd love to be able to sit with you, have a little cake and watch the leaves fall!
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