Renewal in Relationships

As there are seasons in nature, so there are seasons in life.

Springtime and summer are glorious times, resplendent in their colourful nature. Vibrant and bursting with fruit and passion. No wonder there are smiles, no wonder things are blooming and flourishing. What a wonderful season to enjoy …

… Those are not, however, the only seasons available. There are the seasons where the sun sets, where the leaves turn to brown. There are those times when the winter draws near and with it comes a time of cold, a time of hibernation and a time for things to die out. Things dying out doesn’t sound pleasant. Cold coming in does not sound inviting. Hibernation does not come across as being all that active and vibrant.

Yet those seasons are necessary. Time for renewal in relationships is important and for things to be renewed, there is a time to recognise when thing shave run their course. Acknowledging the end to a season. Seeing that what worked for a time has reached its conclusion. And thus a time to let it fall. Let it die. Let it pass away.

Sure mourn if need be. The passing is not without pain. Yet it is necessary, so that whatever new is to emerge has the space to do so. And perhaps in the death of the old, the space for the new is given. Indeed the death of the old might allow the new to emerge and offer it’s resplendent colourful beauty to sprinkle a new season of fruitfulness.

As intentional growth and development brings about changes on an individual basis, so that should be the case in the relational dynamic. This is not something to be be afraid of. This is something to appreciate and where needed to embrace. those times of transition in relationships are crucial times to let renewal take place.

God help us to acknowledge those seasons of renewal in relationships.

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For His Name’s Sake

Shalom

C. L. J. Dryden