It’s early September, a season of new beginnings and change. Some are starting school, settling into a different class for the very first time, or going to college/university.

These are days of increasing difference. We sense it in the air. A perceptible drop in temperature signals autumn is here.

🍁 Leaves are turning russet-golden and we can either hunker down, release, or begin again. 🍁

What might it be like to willingly embrace change? To deliberately look for hope on the horizon and discover it up close and personal?

Though it can be hard when we’re stressed, pressured, or unwell, it’s always worth looking at our lives through a lens of creative possibilities.

⚡️ Creator God has put a creative spark inside each one of us. You and I have the privilege and ability to hear from Him and receive inspiration and strength for the days ahead.⚡️

We could begin a new project or resurrect a dream we once thought was dead or take up an old hobby instead. Opportunities are there for the seizing.

⏰The clocks might go back soon but we can forge forwards instead with anticipation instead of dread.⏰

Autumn could become a golden awakening, rather than an invitation to enter winter’s hibernation period. A pause to reflect on how we want to be living.

🌱 This could be a time to begin again because a fresh start is available to all of us, whatever our age or circumstances.🌱

I need this reminder as I launch into a new decade of life… gulp! Or maybe “totter into” is more precise. When you’re facing years of potential increasing infirmity, the prospect can seem a bit bleak.

Perhaps it’s better to begin with an optimistic outlook, a faith-filled heart and an expectation of a continuing adventure walking with God.

🕊 We can learn to accept our difficult situations and challenging circumstances even as we aim to rise above them with God’s help. 🕊

New things can seem daunting. I experienced that recently when I  trialled a mobility scooter and gradually learnt how to handle it despite my nervous start.

Once I felt confident enough, my husband purchased one for me as an early birthday present. It’s a small, off-road only vehicle with a maximum speed of four mph. 

I’m more tortoise 🐢 than hare🐇and use it just to get around the grounds of the housing complex we live in. 🛵 Because my walking ability is poor, painful and uncertain.

✝️ One thing we can be certain of in an uncertain world is the unchanging nature of God. ✝️

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” — Hebrews 13:8 NIV

Change might be hovering on the horizon, ready to catch us unawares especially if it’s unwelcome or life altering.

🙏🏻 God knows our worries and fears. He lovingly comes beside us to offer help, comfort and support with everything we experience. 🙏🏻

Let’s take the next brave step, holding fast to God, with these reassuring words giving us renewed hope and courage.

“Yes, be bold and strong! Banish fear and doubt! For remember, the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” — Joshua 1:9 TLB

PS: I’m experiencing change by writing here again after several months and it feels really good! It happens to be 🎉 **my birthday today!!**🎉 so I’m offering you a little **🎁free gift🎁** of an excerpt from a work-in-progress that I hope to complete and publish before the year is out. Simply download and enjoy! Xx 🙂 💝💜❤️

Excerpt from Seasonal Blessings bookDownload