It's March

The month of March always feels like a time of newness, signaling a change of the seasons as we move from cold to warm weather. For some it’s the beginning of allergy season, and for others it’s time to watch college basketball. Regardless of what springtime means to you, there is something truly healing about the warmth of sunshine as it hits your face for the first time you walk outside each day. New flowers blossom in March and new life begins as we kick off the year. I’m already excited for Easter! One verse I like to dwell on in this season is from Isaiah,

“Forget the former things;
do not dwell on the past.
See, I am doing a new thing!    
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland” 
(Isaiah 43:18-19).

The Lord gives us intentional times to recenter and prepare for a new season of growth in the Spring. We can be introspective and do a health check on our own walk with the Lord, cast vision and create new life rhythms for our families, and look out into our city and the world to where we can bring the newness and hope of Christ. Yes, we can do all of these things at any point and should do them regularly. However, for those of us that feel stuck or needing some help getting started, you can be comforted that the rest of the Lord’s creation is getting going with you. The ground is warming up and preparing for new life. I think back to Pastor Eric’s “God-Made” series where we walked through Genesis together. For those screen and media tips that we talked about, if you haven’t created those new rhythms yet for yourself, now would be a good time. All of us are distracted from the things that matter most at times, so let’s commit to taking a step together towards recentering on our Creator and listening to what exciting new things He has in store for us this year.