Summer and Winter

Those who live in a cold climate understand that winters can get long. As the amount of daylight decreases, it's easy to find discouragement or depression creeping in. Sometimes this is a direct result of just needing more vitamin D to compensate for the lack of sunlight. But sometimes the Lord allows this to drive you to a place of finding a deeper degree of contentment in him.
     God created the seasons. They are his making. Winter treasures are like manna--the same manna would be rotten in the summer. Manna that is provided on a daily basis refreshes us and provides the kind of nourishment we need.

The day is yours, and yours also the night; you established the sun and moon. It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth; you make both summer and winter (Psalm 74:16-17, NIV).