Embrace Your Season
This morning, I looked out my window to see the first sign of spring that we get here in Michigan: the green leaves of daffodils poking through a hard, desolate ground amidst dead grass and brown leaves. Spring is my favorite time of year as dreary days disappear and the sun begins to shine once again.
Seasons of life are not much different than seasons of the world. There is “a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up 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 together;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to cast 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 for war, and a time for peace” (Ecclesiastes 3:2-8).
If you are like me, there are some seasons that you love, and others … not so much. But we must learn to be content and even joyful regardless of the season we find ourselves in.
You may be in a dark season. Maybe life seems bleak and hopeless, and you have reached the depths of despair. You may wonder if God cares. We really do see through a glass darkly, but there will come a day when everything will become crystal clear. Like daffodils that are determined to break through that cold, hard ground, so we too must keep living and growing, even when we want to give up.
One day, the toil of our lives will be over, and our deeds and attitudes evaluated. Will you be found faithful or lacking in your daily walk with Him?
Excellent exhortation Sony