Today, it is 70 degrees outside. It is like a spring day in February. The  warmth is pushing its way into every crevice of my soul. I feel as if every time I inhale, I am breathing in bursts of joy. I feel Jesus. He created Spring to remind us of the hope that rests in Him. Wintertime is cruel and harsh. It sends birds away and puts animals to sleep. It makes us put on layers to protect ourselves from its ravishing cold. The seasons represent life. There are times when an ice storm attacks our hearts. It freezes our insides and makes us put on layers called walls. We protect ourselves from the cold or the hurt. But Jesus is warmth. When we let Him, the heat of His love reaches down and melts the cold and the hardness. He turns our ice into oil as it flows into a pool of worship and anointing. The bitterness that held us captive becomes a sea of love that touches those who are sleeping. It makes the birds fly to us again. Flowers bloom and grass grows tall. Others are reborn like morning glories.

Dear Jesus,

Melt the ice in my soul. Let it turn into praise and adoration. Warm me with Your love. Repair the bridges that I have dismantled with my own hands due to fear. Repair the separation caused by misunderstandings. Let my life be a testimony of Your ability to give life again and again. You save us from sin and you save us from ourselves. Work Your perfect will in me.

Amen