Nailing My Colours to the Mast

My blog is aptly named Times and Seasons. I do believe that we live through different times and seasons in our lives; each one to hone and shape us in our character and to give us an all round appreciation of our lot in life.  It is fair to say that the season I am currently walking through is not without its challenges and I am certainly learning a great deal about who I am and what I'm made of.

I do not know why or how it came to be that at the age of 16 I would commit my life to God,  be a follower of Jesus, to be 'born again'...call it what you will, I surrendered the person I was to His will in my life.  I do believe that I was made new.

I have not always honoured that commitment I made to Him; by keeping my hand firmly placed in His.  I have been at times like a small child who has been distracted along the way by the pretty things that caught my eye and caused me to curiously walk away.

Sometimes in the wandering off, I found myself so lost, but despite my being oblivious to just how far I had wandered from His path, or even in my own wilfulness, God has been faithful to me and I can see clearly as I look back, that He has never ever left my side.

This year I will be 50!!  I know that for some of my friends reading this they will find that hard, if not near impossible to believe!!  As I embark on a new decade I have been reflecting on all that has gone before.  I do hold with the old adage .... 'Count Your Blessings!'  

Even as I journey through this season of relentless challenges, I know that I am blessed and I am not on my own.  God is my Father in Heaven and despite my age, I am still his child.  I know and feel His love daily and I have come to understand that He is such a part of me and I am such a part of Him that we are rooted in together.  He is my sure foundation.

Those who truly love have roots that grow towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossoms have fallen from the branches they find that they are one tree and not two.

Captain Corelli''s Mandolin

I am not always one to shout all this from the roof tops.  I never wanted to be someone who bombards my friends and family with my faith.  I have only ever wanted to be open and transparent and give an answer to anyone who might want to ask what makes me tick.

This evening I feel an overwhelming urge to re-nail my colours to the mast.  This is who I am. I am loved and am impossibly in love with Jesus.  I am loved and impossibly in love with my Father in Heaven and I am loved and impossibly in love with the Holy Spirit who reveals all to me.  Ha! that feels so good............

Don't be frightened dear friends..... I am not about to get all religious on you..  Far from it......religion has nothing to do with me and I have nothing to do with religion.  For me it is all about walking through life hand in hand with the one I love!