Day 09 of 30: A Fruitful Future

Day 09 of 30: How you hope your future will be like.

I'm going to try not to repeat what I said in my previous post, the Next 10 Years. I hope my future will be bright, prosperous, exciting, filled with adventures, challenging, and rewarding. It's strange thinking where I'll be in the future; I couldn't even guess what city I'll be living in, what career path I'll be down at that point and what I will be doing with my life.

Sometimes I feel like I have a split personality. If I could envision myself ten years from now, I'd love to be living in some big city with a swanky apartment with super modern details and clean lines. I'd love to be that city mom who is pushing the stroller with chic heels and a great Louis bag. Then there's that side of me that wants to be out in the country somewhere with acres of land, a renovated old farmhouse with leaky faucets and room for kids to play and horses to graze. 

In the future I can just hope that I've improved on the things that I need to work on the most. In Galatians 5 it talks about the Fruits of the Spirit, and I hope that these are the things I will have in the future: love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. If I can work on growing these fruits now, I think that my future will be bright, prosperous, exciting and rewarding. 

Well no matter what my future holds, I know the One who does hold the plans in His hands. The Lord will provide in His own perfect timing, so until then I can just do my best to live a life that He has called me to live in this season. So whether I move to London, Minneapolis, or a small town in Wyoming, I will wait on the Lord and know that He is good. 

Pluvophile

Pluviophile: A lover of rain; someone who finds joy and peace of mind during rainy days.

Isn't the rain such a peaceful and relaxing sound? There is nothing quite like sitting next to a window, closing your eyes, pressing your forehead against the glass and feeling the coolness that starts in your head and crawls down your spine. 

Some people hate the rain, but I love it. I find escape in the rhythmic pit-pat of the rain drops on my car. It's my excuse to get a cup of Earl Gray from Starbucks and take an extra-long lunch break to just sit in my car and read that book that's stashed in my glove box. I think one of reasons I love the rain is that it becomes therapeutic; cleansing, calming, reassuring, life-bringing. The smell, the taste, the feeling of it on your skin, it is natures way of cleansing the earth, restoring life, and creating new life; isn't it incredible?

The same goes for our spiritual beings- the cleansing of our soul. We are washed cleaned, able to start anew, by the blood of Christ. We are given a new life, we are restored in Him, and it creates a new found hope in our spirit. Every once in a while, we need a cleansing to remember who we are in Him and that there is a much greater purpose to the struggles we face on a daily basis. Just like a flower, we need the occasional rain storm to restore us, let our roots grow deeper, and allow us to continue to grow to our full potential. Don't be detoured by the rain, but embrace it and realize that through the rain and the storm, you will come out on the other side revitalized, renewed, and restored.

"But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin." 1 John 1:7