Accept the season we are in leads us to the beauty of surrendered obedience.
Today, I’m joining Kate Motaung and others for Five Minute Friday, where we write five minutes on a one-word prompt.Today’s word: ACCEPT
Dearest Reader,
Happy first day of Autumn. Autumn is the most magical time of the year. Slow changes come in small transitions, we slow our pace and slow our bodies, listening to the magic whispering as leaves twirl, dancing to the ground. The child in us longs to kick them, collect them in our pockets, clinging to the scent wafting in the air.
Pumpkins, falling leaves, apple orchards, and sharpened pencils. I love them all. This is the season where I seem to flourish. Cooler air, open windows, and gentle breezes. A hint of smokey air passes through.
“I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address. …. Instead of a heart, a bottom line.” Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan) from You’ve Got Mail
Each time I have watched You’ve Got Mail, I notice every season is portrayed, beginning with Autumn, and ending with Autumn. I’m convinced that’s why I love the movie so much.
I struggle to stay present in the season I find myself in, gazing ahead to the next, often with dread of what it might hold. Do you? I hope I’m not alone, not the only one who is always gazing beyond where I am rather than accepting where God has placed me in this moment.
God has been whispering in the still small places of my soul to accept the step I am on. Accept the season I am in. In fact, it has become my go-to advice for many friends, and still, I gaze ahead at the unseen.
How do we accept the season we are in, and while we are in it, find a mighty God?
- “But from there, you will search for the Lord your God, and you will find him when you seek him with all your heart and all your soul.” Deuteronomy 4:29 (CSB)
- “You will seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart. I will be found by you-this is the Lord’s declaration” Jeremiah 29:13&14a (CSB)
- “He did this so that they might seek God, and perhaps they might reach out and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.” Acts 17:27 (CSB)
When we are seeking God, there is peace where we are.
Fear for the next season will dissipate when staying present in and with surrendered obedience.
Surrendered obedience is a thing of beauty.
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I so relate with this! I love autumn and miss it here in Nepal where it just goes from hot to cold in a day’s time it seems! No pretty trees either!
Amber, I will think of you with every bit of color we will have! Thank you, again, for stopping by!
XO
Tammy
Tammy, you got me with the hint of smokey and You’ve Got Mail! I love everything about this post, especially your acknowledgement of how hard it is to surrender to hard seasons. But there is beauty there, yes, there is.
Christina, thank you for your encouragement! It means a lot coming from you!
XO
Tammy
I always appreciate it when people praise Autumn. FOr me, it always seems to be the season of death and decay. It’s the harbinger of winter. SO I struggle with autumn. GOod to be reminded of accepting where I am. Sending much love your way today!
Tanya, That’s why I struggle so with staying in this season. I am want to look ahead at the darkness and decay of winter! Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
XO
Tammy
Oh friend, surrendered obedience is indeed a thing of beauty. I love having all the seasons. But what I love about Fall is the change of pace, all things Apple and pumpkin, etc. Beautiful reminder. I’m in the 6 spot this week.
Me too, Tara!
XO
Tammy
Ok, I’m finding he movie “You’ve Got Mail” and rewatching it. It’s 85 degrees here so some fall chill will be good.
Fall weather coming this weekend!
XO
Tammy
Hi Tammy. I especially dread winter as I can’t take the cold with my lung disease. I usually catch the bugs going around so easily and I have to stay in more. Thank you for encouraging me to surrender and accept whatever season of life God places us in, even when it’s hard. Blessings and hugs!
Oh, Trudy, I too, struggle with the cold. It seeps down into my aching bones, exacerbating my pain. Also, I simply cannot stand to the feeling of closed windows!
Blessings and Hugs to you Sweet Friend!
XO
Tammy
Tammy, you brought back a beloved fall memory.
I lived in San Diego for a bit, in a house with a huge mulberry tree in the backyard. Come fall, the tree would shed thousands of leaves.
I also had five dogs, and they would pick out a single special leaf, and engage in a vigorous game of keep-away until the leaf was shredded. Then they would select another, an begin anew.
#1 at FMF this week.
https://blessed-are-the-pure-of-heart.blogspot.com/2017/09/your-dying-spouse-365-i-live-impossible.html
I’m excited you enjoyed Andrew!
Sending hugs and blessings!
XO
Tammy
I am thankful for this, Tammy!
Thank you, Meghan! I’m so glad you stopped by!
XO
Tammy
Living in the current season is what I’m focused on right now. Last December we sold the big, century-old house we renovated and enjoyed for over a decade. We moved into a fifth wheel at the farm with plans to build our Finally Farmhouse. Ten months in, we still haven’t broken ground; don’t even have a builder. My husband has had a year of unanticipated health issues and surgeries. Significant career changes are looming. Lonnnngg stories, every one… I never dreamed I’d experience more than a year in this little house, and yet here we are. But God is giving us peace. We are intentionally NOT getting ahead of Him. We are living in the moment with blind trust, and God is blessing our choices. And it helps that Autumn is here because I LOVE the golden rain of falling leaves. Such a lift to my spirit!
Susan, thank you for sharing your story! I will keep you in my prayers!
{{HUGS}}
XO
Tammy