The Weather Outside is Frightful

Enough already! It's cold outside and has been for quite awhile. This winter is the coldest and snowiest we have had in a few years. Right now it is 11:30 a.m. and it is -11 degrees out. I understand fully those that are 'snowbirds.' They leave and live down south where it is warm and come back for our beautiful Wisconsin summers. If only I could convince the whole church to be 'snowbirds' and live somewhere like Florida or Arizona, all in the same town, and we could have the First Church of the Snowbirds.

We would live and have church there all winter and then we could come back up here when it is too hot down there and continue to have church here. But, that is only dreaming. It is OK to dream as long as we live, today, in reality. Today it is at least sunny and it feels good as I type this sitting at the south facing window with the sun warming me. But, my feet are still cold, though.

You know the grass always appears greener on the other side. Well, I can't see any grass and it will be March or April before anyone around here sees it. But, what I mean is that we sometimes think that being someplace else, or another job, or situation, would be better than what we have now. God knows where we should be and is certainly capable of leading and getting us there. Unless it is where He wants us to be we will be miserable even if it is 'paradise.' Being in the center of God's will is the best place to be. That is where your provision, grace, joy, blessing, peace, etc., is located. Yes, there is a place that God calls us to. He may at some time move us, but in the mean time we better enjoy where we are and stop wishing we were somewhere else.

Of course with the weather outside being frightful it is a great temptation to want to be somewhere else. Ask yourself, "Where does God want me to be?" Now, when you know, you must settle it in your heart and mind. Take the worst of what you have to experience in that place, or this place, and make the lemons into lemonade. One thing that I did was to embrace the snowy winter by enjoying snow skiing. It may be something different for you, but whatever it is get busy with it. I need to get busy with enjoying skiing, but it is too cold!

So, I will start having a basketball night with the guys at church. We will have it the 2nd and 4th Wednesday night of the month at 6:30 p.m. It is something that I use to so enjoy and was fairly good at. I have not played in a long time. The key here is that it is indoors and will be great fun to hang out with the guys. Again it is 'indoors' and we can play. So enjoy today and the place God has planted you. Put down some roots and quit wishing you were in greener pastures. That greener grass is probably over the septic tank anyway!