Seasons of Life

"For everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven: A time to be born, a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to pluck what is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; A time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh: A time to mourn, and a time to dance: A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones; A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to gain and a time to lose; A time to keep, and a time to throw away; A time to tear, and a time to sew; A time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; A time of war, and a time of peace." Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

If you didn't read all of the above scripture, go back and read it...no really, stop reading this and go back and read it now....go!

Okay, now that you have read it, go back and study it...think of times in your life where each one applies to you. Go. Do it. Read it again!

There is a time for everything. Never did I realize before that our lives have seasons just like the weather. Is this a good season for you right now? Have great things been happening in your life? Perhaps this is a hard season for you. Things just seem like they keep getting worse and worse. The greatest comfort is knowing that God set aside seasons for everything! The Almighty outlines them in his scripture. I take comfort in knowing that God gave us seasons of greatness and seasons of sorrow. We live these seasons daily and we learn from these seasons. These seasons make us and shape us into who we are and who we will become.

I tend to divide my seasons up into what I know and what I am comfortable with. Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. I had a rough, rough fall season with my newly formed divorce papers sitting in front of me. My winter was so so as I was preparing for the sale of our house and final documents to be drawn. I am shaping up for a much better spring by trusting in God with all of my heart. Looking back through the rough seasons, I have learned so much and I am so grateful for them and the things I went through. The lessons I learned far outweigh the struggles I went through.

I pray that God will bless you with a delightful Spring season and that you will look to Him for all wisdom and comfort no matter what you are going through.

Until next time,

Megs