Jessica Brodie links autumn’s shifting season to spiritual rhythms and offers five practical approaches to trust God’s timing. The supplied text includes the article’s framing and the first two approaches with supporting Scripture.
Autumn’s visible rhythms—leaves turning, migration, harvest—serve as a reminder that God’s timing is regular and reliable.
Acceptance that many things are beyond personal control frees you to rest in God’s sovereignty, supported by Scripture passages that stress God’s ultimate rule.
Gold and orange leaves blanket the world in a cozy shawl of vibrant color, and cooler temperatures draw us toward a time of quiet contemplation. A new season is upon us, and with it, new opportunities as things of the past drift away. As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near.
Sometimes, God creates small opportunities that we can recognize as "green lights" or "open doors," indicating something will come to fruition. Trees shed their leaves because it's their time. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door." Indeed, the changing of seasons is natural, expected, and perfectly normal in God's perfect design for his world.
Gone are lush green grasses and blossoms ripe with life. While sometimes we worry or wonder about God's timing in the details of our lives—when will he cause this to happen for me, or when will he answer that prayer?—we can look to the constancy of nature to understand and even learn to appreciate the vast brilliance of God's timing. Here are five ways to embrace God's timing during Autumn's changes.
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