A Yearning

I have a present yearning for fall…some cooler weather. That cozy warm season that presents itself with an ending…an ending of one season but a beginning of a new. The changing of colors, the shifting of time. New. We are having temperatures with 3 digits so I won’t even talk about the index, which doesn’t make much sense to me…if it feels like 110 then it must be 110! We have not had any rain for weeks now. It is beginning to show~ the grass is no longer green, leaves are starting to curl, our veggie garden is slowing…almost to a stop. An uncertain time…

In all of us there is a yearning for something. Something that our heart's desire, wants, craves for; for the right reasons; with all good intentions. Do not let your yearning be confused with envy. Envy can be consuming and wicked.

A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.

Proverbs 14:30 NIV

Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

Job 5:2

Let our yearnings and desires include Jesus.

My soul yearns, yes, even pines and is homesick for the courts of the Lord;

my heart and my flesh cry out and sing for joy to the living God.

Psalm 84:2 AMP

Seek the Lord and His strength; yearn for and seek

His face and to be in His presence continually!

1 Chronicles 16:11 AMP

Oh how I yearn for a better relationship with Him…one of complete trust and strong faith. A trust that walks with me daily, a faith that carries me through. To trust that He will bring us rain at just the right moment… To have a faith that He will bring us relief from our worries and challenges. This is my prayer. I will "Trust in the LORD with all my heart and lean not on my own understanding" Proverbs 3:5. Especially during these uncertain times.

So… with that, I welcome August, although it will still be pretty hot…its one month closer to fall…Ahhhh… My favorite scent of the year. Fall smells like cinnamon, spices, apples baking, cool crispness, cookies, and nuts! Now have I put a yearning in your pocket?

What I’m likin’ today~

The tease of rain in the cloudy skies

Plans and promises

Pink ink

Kenny G

Swedish Apple Pie~ homemade of course

A quiet country life

Paint on my brush

Living more with less.

Losing count, while trying to count all my many blessings…

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Here's hoping you have a blessed day!