FALL LEAVES

With fall on its way, it has me thinking about the leaves changing and how beautiful they are in their mixture of red, orange, brown and yellow. All spring and summer they have served their purpose on a budding tree as this rich vibrant green leaf and in the fall a transformation takes place to give them their rich warm colors of fall. And then as fall gives way to winter, these same warm colored leaves fall from the tree and in the spring a new vibrant green leaf starts to grow.
I wonder how many of us can relate to the changing of a leaf's color to our lives? In life sometimes everything in our lives are going along at full speed, we are enjoying the rich vibrant blessings of the Lord and all of a sudden our lives start to change, the rich vibrant green starts taking on a new color. It can be a physical change that zaps our health or the health of one of our loved ones. Sometimes it is an emotional change like the death of a loved one or a failed marriage. I am reminded of a verse in the Bible, "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven" Ecclesiastes 3 vs 1. I think that just like the leaves when they fall, our lives can change colors too. There is a time for everything and there is a time of renewing and refreshing in the ways of God. And when we find ourselves faced with life's challenges and changes, it is then that we can draw from God's word and know that he has promised us provision for our lives. God will not leave us alone. Just like the leaves of fall, they die off and then new leaves are formed. This same transformation can take place in our lives. When we yield all we have to God, he can make something beautiful out of the fallen leaves of our lives. He can start a new budding process and with his grace and provision a new green vibrant leaf will form.