Crocuses & Daffodils

"For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;           Eccelesiastes 3:1-2

The Oxford Dictionary refers to crocuses as plants with bright yellow, purple, or white flowers.   From a Biblical perspective they are symbolic of rebirth, innocence, joy, and new beginnings because their blooms signal the spring season.           

Photo by Yoksel Zok on Unsplash

Daffodils are also one of the first flowers of spring and are considered to be symbolic of rebirth and hope since they can survive unexpected winter storms.  One day our temperature was 81 and the next day we had frost.  Even without a drastic swing in temperatures, the crocus' life span is much shorter, yet they fulfill its purpose of announcing the arrival of spring.  The daffodils, however, are still standing strong.

                                                
Photo by Andrea Tummons on Unsplash

Sometimes unexpected storms arise in our lives (like our recent frost) and whether we survive them and stand strong depends on our faith in the Lord.  If you are presently in a season of testing, do not despair.  Trust the process, ask the Lord to help you to learn the lesson that He is trying to teach, then embrace it.  Remember *Jeremiah 29:11.

Blessings!
~CWP~

*For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD.  They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.  NLT










 

                                                  



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