Winter Brings Strength
“It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth; you made both summer and winter.” – Psalm 74:17 Here we are — it’s January and many of you are in the thick of winter. I remember when I moved from Southern California to Oklahoma to go to school; until then, I didn’t fully comprehend the blessing of California weather. There was one day in particular that I went outside and it was probably no more than three degrees above zero, with a windchill factor of negative one million (just kidding, but it was cold!). As I approached my car, there was a thick sheet of ice on the windshield and when I attempted to pry it off, I nicked my knuckle on part of the car and fell to my knees in excruciating pain. In that moment, I remember crying out, “Why I am I here?” I think
