Dirty Snow

As I was driving today I couldn't help but notice all the Dirty Snow pushed up on the sides of the road. It didn't seem that long ago that it was falling so clean and beautifully. Enjoying the excitement you feel and the eagerness waiting for the snow and wondering how much will accumulate. Now days later its pushed over, hard, dirty, and unappealing.

I hear people complaining they are tired of it, its to cold, and they are ready for Spring to arrive. These were the same people only days before that were talking about the snow coming, getting groceries in, building snowmen, and talking about how pretty the outside winter wonderland looked. After all it was the Holiday season right?

Sure we got the most snow we have had in a decade and the temperature has been frigid for days, that's why we have been blessed with Seasons.

Thinking about all of this, it made me think about our lives and how God gives us days of winter wonderlands, then days of Dirty Snow. Just like the weather we never know what our "weather" will be for the day or how long it will last.

When the weather is bright and sunny we tend to be out and about running errands and keeping busy. It all seems perfect and bright. When we have snow day's, cant shovel our way out, schools are closed and you cant make it to work, and your in your pajamas all day we some how feel unproductive. Maybe this is Gods way of giving us rest and a "change" of pace. It forces you to slow down, spend time with your Family, and just do nothing. Only he knows what we need and when we need it. We are given seasons for a reason.

During this Winter season I will take joy in the wonderland day's and try to understand the message, word, purpose, teaching, and plan God is giving us on the Dirty Snow days.

As I got closer to home and continued looking at the old dirty snow piled high, I also realized at the same time beautiful, clean snow flurries had started to fall.

I know in my heart, in his way God was telling me that even though the old is dirty and unappealing, new shall come and it will be clean and fresh. It will be renewed.