Hot Weather.

Hey everyone,

Long time no talk! I was at my cottage for the long weekend, and we don't have a computer there so I couldn't do any blogging. I've been trying to do 8 posts per month, but I can see that that probably going to happen as the weather is getting nicer and I'm spending less time indoors.

I thought of this idea for a post just as I was signing in, and I think it's very fitting to the weather this time of year. Today, where I am, it's incredibly, incredibly hot. It's humid AND hot, which can be a terrible combination for some people. I like the heat, but not this warm. I was thinking about how when it's this kind of temperature, people are so thankful for their air conditioners and their fans. We find it hard to sleep, hard to concentrate when it's so, almost disgustingly hot. I think we've all had those nights when we've lain in our beds, still awake because we're just too warm and too sticky and too sweaty to get any sleep. And I was thinking about how our lives without God are kind of like life in this heat without an air conditioner or a fan. It's bearable, we trudge through it and know that tomorrow may bring relief but we never really know for sure.

But when we do have God, He's kind of like our air conditioner. He helps to keep us calm, cool and free of anxiety induced by trivial things. So, when we're straying from God, we get anxious and weighed down because we don't have that relief of an 'air conditioner'. So, in saying that, I ask you guys to think about God as your air conditioner. Is that real in your life? Or is it just a simile?

Happy Wednesday! :)
Remember to seek shade, stay hydrated and wear sunscreen when you're out in the sun and heat today!