I've always loved this verse because it reminds me that our lives have seasons, too. Sometimes it seems like everything is fresh, new, and blooming---like spring. Other times it may seem like our days are like a bitter cold that never seems to end. Whatever season you're passing through right now, it's important to remember that there is a purpose.
God is using the 'season' you're in for a very determined plan in your life. So many times, we rush through the dry spells or the seasons of flooding because those aren't pleasant times. But, unless we learn to find the blessing in the season, we are likely to see it again and again until we do.
This is a precious passage of Scripture, and I'd encourage you to read it in its entirety.
"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which 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 together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, 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. What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
… Ecclesiastes 3:1-9
Mark 13
Proverbs 26
This is such a beautiful passage from the bible! It is amazing and gives so much to think about.
ReplyDeleteThis post brought me to tears. Thank you, Mrs. Kim.
ReplyDeleteWhat a blessing to know everything we go through has a purpose.
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