Autumn Season of Life

At the root of God's agenda is this promise. Think of it as a guarantee. The One who started 'the good work within you' won't leave the task unfinished. At the end of the course, God won't get an 'incomplete.' For sure, He won't fail! Remember, it takes four seasons to make a year.

The autumn season of your life may be uncomfortable. Unemployment might be your lot. Or a broken romance. Perhaps you are grieving over a recent loss. Maybe you're lonely. Or hungry. Or cold. You feel anxious about those ugly clouds on the horizon that indicate an ominous tomorrow. The winds of adversity are picking up and you feel afraid...

'The roots grow deep when the winds are strong.' If autumn, the season of reflection, has come, expect your roots to deepen. Count on it. Yet, be assured of this, the Lord God specializes in roots. He plans to deepen you and strengthen you. But He won't overdo it. He is sovereignly and compassionately at work. We are more impressed with fruit. Not God--He's watching over the roots. We like the product, He emphasizes the process. And painful though it may be, 'He who... began...will keep right on...until His work...is finished.'

So we can boldly declare, 'Come wind, come weather, welcome autumn!'

Source: Charles R. Swindoll
"Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life"