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May Flowers Bring God’s Faithfulness
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by April Engstrom
nd which of you by being anxious can add
Faith. Jesus lays it on pretty hard, “O you of little faith!”
a single hour to his span of life? If then you
I know each year I can count on one thing time will pass,
are not able to do as small a thing as that,
seasons will come and go. Often in the chaos of getting
why are you anxious about the rest? Consider the lilies, how
ready for school in the morning, I have to remind my 6-year-
they grow: they neither toil nor spin…But if God so clothes
old son that we cannot get wasted time back. If he chooses
the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is
to spend his time not getting ready, then I cannot give him
thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O
more time. Time will pass, we cannot change that. We can
you of little faith!” (Luke 12:25-28, ESV).
anticipate what will happen in the future, school will end
One of my favorite things about spring is the flowers.
and Mom will no longer have to drag him out of bed, but
The roads, once surrounded by dead branches and brown
that doesn’t change the truth of today. God has given us
leaves, are slowly crowned by fresh blossoms of life.
the gift of today. He has a plan for your today and a calling
My personal favorites are the daffodils, dogwoods, and
for your life. He wants you to know Him intimately so that
redbuds, as they are the first indicators that spring is
He can get the most out of your todays. I think that’s why
officially here.
He’s so harsh in His admonishment of our wasting time.
I wrote previously about how we can be called out of
He who is outside of time knows just how fleeting our
our winter. How sometimes it takes the roar of a lion, but
time on this earth is. He knows how much He needs all of
we need to look to spring and the new growth God has for
our todays, and that’s why it hurts Him when we worry
us. Now, I want to address the anxiety that comes with new
about tomorrow. He is calling you to a life of faith, full
life and new growth.
dependency on Him and His truth in your life.
Anxiety. A word that plagues so many people, both
By the time you read this, the daffodils will have
believers and non-believers alike. I remember when I was
withered away for another season, the dogwoods will
first diagnosed with anxiety, it literally felt like my world
have lost their blooms, and the colorful redbuds will have
was closing in. One of the worst things to tell an anxious
turned green. Seasons change, time comes and goes, yet God
person is that they have anxiety. I have struggled, prayed
continues to provide. This is the truth that you can cling to
for forgiveness, and full-on battled with God over the verse
no matter what the season of life you are in brings you. Even
above. Why God, why when you promise a way without
though the lilies and the grass die, God still provided for
anxiety does it continue to be such a deep struggle?
them in their time, and He will provide for you too. Trust
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About The Author
Him with your today and lay your anxiety down at His feet.
April Engstrom resides in Bradley County with her husband and two boys. She loves her family at the Church at Grace Point and exploring God’s creation. You can follow April’s blog at everlasting-evergreen.weebly.com.
