The seasons in our lives
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. (Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV)
This is a big life lesson. Regardless of how you may feel at the moment, what season of life you are currently living through, you can probably expect a change at some point, because, as we know, seasons come and go. One of the most beautiful promises in the Bible is given in the same chapter: “He has made everything beautiful in its time”.
I’ve learned enough to know that God’s design is so much more far-reaching than anything I could fathom. We should all make peace with the seasons in our lives. There is a time to laugh, and a time to cry, a time to sow, and a time to reap, a time to give, and a time to receive. It’s all gonna happen.
I’ve learned that God is present in both times of sowing and times of reaping. When the sad times come, it’s hard to remember that there’s also a lot of happiness. When things disappoint, it’s easy to forget about all the things that have worked out smoothly.
To God, one season isn’t more precious than another. He can use each season in our lives to bring about His design. Sometimes I think that God is smiling on me when things are going great, and that a trial or misfortune means I have fallen out of His favor. But experience has taught me that this is not so. [1]
When the winds of change blow, remember… sometimes what appears dead is simply preparing for a new season. - Jane Lee Logan
[1] Activated The Seasons of Life
