It is so nice to see some summery weather at last. My favourite time of year – hot days, long warm evenings with a hazy sky and the birds singing and flowers everywhere. I think the atmosphere of summer is almost magical. I’m glad I don’t live in a country where it is summer most of the year as then it wouldn’t be so special. I love it when a long winter begins to disappear and signs of new life and growth begin (I heard a great sermon related to this once – except I can’t remember much about it now!!). I often feel quite low in the winter, especially after Christmas has gone. But when warmer weather comes and the nights get longer, I feel my mood lift.
I just love the sunshine. It makes me think about how amazing heaven will be – there will no longer be any need for the sun because the light of Christ will be so bright. Sometimes I have such a dim view of heaven – I think about the things I enjoy now – the sunshine, the sea, waterfalls, mountains, birds, my memories – and I don’t want to lose it all. This shows a very limited view of heaven. Why do I so often feel like I’ll be almost losing wonderful things when I die? Heaven will be full of eternal pleasures, but my faith can often be so weak around this truth. Although, since Dad’s passing away I have thought about heaven a great deal more. I definitely think meditating on what lies ahead is a very worthwhile thing to do. The pleasures we experience now are but just a mere glimpse of heaven. I don’t think I have even begun to understand what it means to be with Christ, face to face, for all eternity.
But the summer – for me it is a glimpse of heaven, however distorted my glimpses of heaven may be. The lifting of the long, dull, cold winter, through to glorious sunshine, warmth and colour is a great picture for me of passing from this life of pain, through to the glorious riches and pleasures of heaven.
I just love the sunshine. It makes me think about how amazing heaven will be – there will no longer be any need for the sun because the light of Christ will be so bright. Sometimes I have such a dim view of heaven – I think about the things I enjoy now – the sunshine, the sea, waterfalls, mountains, birds, my memories – and I don’t want to lose it all. This shows a very limited view of heaven. Why do I so often feel like I’ll be almost losing wonderful things when I die? Heaven will be full of eternal pleasures, but my faith can often be so weak around this truth. Although, since Dad’s passing away I have thought about heaven a great deal more. I definitely think meditating on what lies ahead is a very worthwhile thing to do. The pleasures we experience now are but just a mere glimpse of heaven. I don’t think I have even begun to understand what it means to be with Christ, face to face, for all eternity.
But the summer – for me it is a glimpse of heaven, however distorted my glimpses of heaven may be. The lifting of the long, dull, cold winter, through to glorious sunshine, warmth and colour is a great picture for me of passing from this life of pain, through to the glorious riches and pleasures of heaven.
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Oh you must be joking! I HATE this weather!!!! It's way too hot for me! I hate trying to sleep when you are sweating with the heat and you can just feel it clinging to you wherever you are. I hate the feeling of nausea I get when the heat just pulses over me Urrrgh!!!
Oh well - each to his own! For me the lift is seeing jack frost on the window pane, and jumping in all the iced puddles!
I do agree though that spring can be lovely, when there is a breeze I can manage the sunshine! And I think I do pine for it a little. I just can't cope with it when it makes me overheat!
Glad you are feeling good!
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I have to say I don't completely dislike the winter. I do agree with what Mel says. And I love a crisp frosty day with a blue sky. It's just come January I feel the winter begins to drag and so it's only really January February and March I don't like (just ask Hannah!). The summer to me is just so lovely after that time. Although I do accept sometimes it can be too hot as Rachel says. But it's more summer evenings and summer smells and summer colours etc etc that I'm referring to!!
I definitely say each to their own - the main point I was getting at was that I think we can all think of things that illustrate a lift and perhaps can focus our minds on what it will be like to be released from our current bodies in to our new everlasting life in heaven. I for one need to focus on that a lot more.
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Can I go and live in iceland? I've decided I hate the summer. Yuk.
Oh Rachel - don't you like summer evenings at least? The cool of the day and having a nice drink outside? Oh well - you go to Iceland - it'll be nice to come and visit you and have a holiday there!!! It's meant to be pretty amazing! I'll look forward to it!
Ah, fair enough. There are nice moments to be had in the summer. I wrote that when I had just got up out of bed and already the day was hot and sticky. And I just decided I had had enough of summer already! I prefer cool! Evenings are nice - I can't wait till we HAVE a garden to sit out in!!!
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