it's rain(bow) season.

It’s been rainy in Nashville. The kind of rainy where the weather app shows raindrops for days. For all hours of the day. Even if we’re having a moment of sunshine, the app will still show that it’s raining – that there is a chance for rain at any moment.

Typically, if it’s supposed to rain, there is a window of time when it’s expected to come and go. These days, that window of time is apparently all day – which makes it hard to plan. Some people are more concerned about things like outdoor events. But I’m mostly wondering, will I want an umbrella when I leave church and walk across the street to where my car is parked? Will this downpour pass quickly or is this just what the day will be? Should I not be wearing these shoes?

There is a Twitter account I follow that’s run by a team of weathermen who provide real-time, practical updates for Nashville. Like if it might rain when there is an outdoor sporting event, they’ll tweet things like, you should bring a poncho but you might not need it. Or if there’s a storm passing through, they’ll say how quickly it will pass – if it’ll be gone by the time the game starts.

But even the Twitter account hasn’t given any more insight. They’ve been tweeting things like, it might rain. And that’s it.

Some people thrive in rainy, overcast weather, but I am not one of those people. Seeing rain in the forecast for days and not really knowing if or when the sun will come out feels defeating – and it’s tempting to let that feeling bleed over into other areas of my life. Areas I’ve been praying into. Things I’ve been waiting for. It can feel like “maybe” is the forecast of my life too.

But then, in one of their daily blog posts recapping the weather, the weather Twitter team wrapped up the post about a rainy forecast by saying, “Tis the season.”

Reading those three words shifted things back into perspective for me. May is our rainy month. It’s a season. It’s supposed to be rainy, and it will turn out to be a good thing. It might feel defeating to not have the details or the clarity I want right now, but this season won’t last forever.

Things will grow and bloom because of this season. It’s happening in nature and it’s happening in me too.

Maybe this season feels rainy for you too, but you can flip the script on it. Because the rain is what helps things grow and thrive. This season may not be the one that bears fruit, but it’s what will help produce good fruit in the season to come.

A few days ago, I saw someone tweet a photo of a rainbow and call it “rainbow season.” And I just love that. It’s right in the middle of a rainy season when God drops reminders that His promises are yes and amen.

Thank God for the rain. Thank God for the watering of the seed. And thank God for being with us, right in the middle, as it all unfolds.

The power of God is in you, even on a Thursday.