March 22nd, 2026
By: Brandy Wallis
There’s something about this time of year that just feels like a deep breath after holding it in all winter.
Song of Solomon 2:11–12 says, “See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come…”
You don’t have to look very far right now to feel that shift beginning to happen. The trees that looked lifeless just weeks ago are budding again. Brave little buds are starting to peek through the soil. The days are stretching out a little longer. Color is slowly pushing its way back into a landscape that once felt dull and dormant.
Spring is on the way.
And with it comes that quiet but undeniable excitement of new life.
There’s an awakening that takes place every year that reminds us that what once looked dead was never truly gone — it was simply waiting for the right season to come alive again. Seeds that have been buried beneath cold ground begin to break open. Fields that appeared barren start producing beauty. What was hidden starts to emerge. What was silent begins to sing.
In many ways, this mirrors the work Christ has done in us.
Before we knew Him, Scripture tells us we were spiritually dead — separated from the life that only He can give. We may have been going through the motions, surviving, existing, even functioning well on the outside, but something deep within us remained untouched,
unawakened, and not alive. Like winter’s grip on the earth, there was a dormancy in our hearts that no amount of effort could change. Then Jesus stepped in.
“Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him.” Colossians 3:10
Through His grace, He didn’t just improve us — He made us new. The same way spring doesn’t simply polish what winter left behind but brings entirely new growth, Christ offers us a brand-new life. Old things pass away. New things begin to bloom. Hope takes root where despair once lived. Joy pushes through where heaviness once dominated. Purpose starts to grow in places that once felt empty. And just like the earth responds to the change of season, our lives begin to respond to His presence.
There’s a new song that starts to rise within us. A fresh perspective begins to take shape. We find ourselves drawn toward things that produce life instead of drain it. The cold, hardened places of our hearts soften as His love warms what was once numb.
Spring reminds us that renewal is not only possible — it’s promised.
Every budding tree and blooming flower is a visual testimony that God specializes in bringing life from what seemed lifeless. If He can renew the earth season after season, how much more can He restore, refresh, and revive the hearts of those who belong to Him?
So as you notice the signs of spring all around you, let it be more than just a change in weather.
Let it remind you of the new life you’ve been given in Christ — a life that continues to grow,
flourish, and sing as you walk with Him. The winter is past. The season of singing has come.
There’s something about this time of year that just feels like a deep breath after holding it in all winter.
Song of Solomon 2:11–12 says, “See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come…”
You don’t have to look very far right now to feel that shift beginning to happen. The trees that looked lifeless just weeks ago are budding again. Brave little buds are starting to peek through the soil. The days are stretching out a little longer. Color is slowly pushing its way back into a landscape that once felt dull and dormant.
Spring is on the way.
And with it comes that quiet but undeniable excitement of new life.
There’s an awakening that takes place every year that reminds us that what once looked dead was never truly gone — it was simply waiting for the right season to come alive again. Seeds that have been buried beneath cold ground begin to break open. Fields that appeared barren start producing beauty. What was hidden starts to emerge. What was silent begins to sing.
In many ways, this mirrors the work Christ has done in us.
Before we knew Him, Scripture tells us we were spiritually dead — separated from the life that only He can give. We may have been going through the motions, surviving, existing, even functioning well on the outside, but something deep within us remained untouched,
unawakened, and not alive. Like winter’s grip on the earth, there was a dormancy in our hearts that no amount of effort could change. Then Jesus stepped in.
“Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him.” Colossians 3:10
Through His grace, He didn’t just improve us — He made us new. The same way spring doesn’t simply polish what winter left behind but brings entirely new growth, Christ offers us a brand-new life. Old things pass away. New things begin to bloom. Hope takes root where despair once lived. Joy pushes through where heaviness once dominated. Purpose starts to grow in places that once felt empty. And just like the earth responds to the change of season, our lives begin to respond to His presence.
There’s a new song that starts to rise within us. A fresh perspective begins to take shape. We find ourselves drawn toward things that produce life instead of drain it. The cold, hardened places of our hearts soften as His love warms what was once numb.
Spring reminds us that renewal is not only possible — it’s promised.
Every budding tree and blooming flower is a visual testimony that God specializes in bringing life from what seemed lifeless. If He can renew the earth season after season, how much more can He restore, refresh, and revive the hearts of those who belong to Him?
So as you notice the signs of spring all around you, let it be more than just a change in weather.
Let it remind you of the new life you’ve been given in Christ — a life that continues to grow,
flourish, and sing as you walk with Him. The winter is past. The season of singing has come.
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