The leaves have all fallen and the trees are bare. The fields have all been plowed under so that only the dirt remains. Flowers have wilted until the blossoms of spring. Creeks and ponds are drying up and mud is coming to the surface.
The landscape, once colorful, is now mostly shades of brown. The only fruit or produce to be found is on grocery shelves.
This is the natural cycle of things. Barrenness will yield to fruitful seasons to come. God implemented the seasons in part to remind us that we were created to be fruitful as well. He doesn’t want us to live in barrenness, but rather he wants us to experience the fruit of love, joy, peace, patience and goodness.
He has made the way for us to be fruitful through his son, Jesus Christ. As we know him more each day and become like him, we will bear fruit. Colossians 1:6 says, “the gospel which has come to you, just as in all the world also it is constantly bearing fruit and increasing even as it has been doing in you since the day you heard of it and understood the grace of God in truth.” The gospel is the kingdom of God coming to us in Jesus Christ. Accept this truth and live for him, then you will bear the fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, and goodness.
Reluctant Retiree 