The Leaves are Falling

I love the fall, but only when the leaves are on the trees. Once they fall to the ground it becomes a little bit of a downer for me. The beautiful, vibrant colors become stiff, dry noise makers. Yet, even as they lay on the ground, blowing about and making scratchy noises, they are evidence of our God.
What I know for sure is this, the God of the beautiful spring time and the warm summer is also the God of the depressing fall and bitter winter. Regardless of what is happening around me, God is still God. He does not change and His love for me, and you, likewise does not change.
Maybe you are going through a difficult season in your life. Possibly you are choosing, because of circumstances in your life, to see the dead leaves instead of the living tree. Maybe your life seems to have grown cold like the patches of winter ice on a snowy road - you could feel that life is dangerous and unsure which may draw you further into yourself. When the roads are bad we have a tendency to cancel things not because an accident is sure, but just possible and maybe in your heart you are just sure that there is bad and hurt around every corner so doing nothing seems better than doing something and getting hurt.
It seems that many people live in the down times these days. There is more emphasis put on what could go wrong than what has gone right. Depression is rampant and there seems to be no escape - too much to worry about to ever be happy or joyful. If that is the case, we need to break through the darkness so we can see the Light that wants so very much to shine in our lives.
God's light never goes away. He is always there trying desperately to share Himself with us, but it seems that we choose to either close our eyes or wear blinders that block His glorious light from our spiritual eyes. In Psalm 119: 105, the psalmist calls God's Word a "lamp to my feet and a light for my path." So, if we feel we can no longer see His light, all we have to do is seek Him in His Word.
You are not alone. Your life is not over until you take your last breath. The God who created the heavens and the stars loves and cares for you even when you are having a difficult time seeing or feeling Him. Seek Him in His Word and let His light back into your life. For every season there is reason to praise - our God lives!