Here are the lyrics to an old song I wrote a few years ago. I forgot about it, but I think the Lord dusted it off and reminded me of this. It really describes the way I am feeling right now:

When I think of everything You are to me
It makes me want to sing aloud
for all the world to hear of Your goodness, Lord
Hallelujah

If the sun should ever go down on me,
should my spirit start to fade,
I know that You will always make the sun
to rise again with life in me.

(chorus)
I know that You will always make the sun
to rise again so beautifully.
It makes me want to sing aloud for all the world
to hear of Your goodness.

When the autumn leaves fall to the ground
and the Earth's glory starts to fade,
I know that You will always make the sun
to rise again so beautifully
with life and glory on the Earth.

(chorus)
I know that You will always make the sun
to rise again so beautifully.
It makes me want to sing aloud for all the world
to hear of Your goodness.

the end



Basicly, no matter how dry and lifeless your seasons get, or how dark your days get, if you just wait on the Lord He has a brighter and more beautiful things to come next. The sun goes down every night, but God gives us back the sun each morning. Every autumn the leaves dry up and everything "dies" off... leading to the dry and lifeless, cold winter, but the Lord always brings the warmth of the sun back to us, bringing beautiful life to the world again in the Spring. When things start to feel discouraging, just wait on the Lord and He will bless you.