Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 tells of a time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven. It lists things specifically:
a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.
It’s true that there is a season for everything. As I look back over the years of being a new wife, a new mom, watching our kids first day of kindergarten, then first basketball games, softball games, celebrations of 13th birthdays, vacations, first love, then heartbreaks of first love, then death of loved ones, then college, more celebrations, more heartbreak, proud moments and disappointing moments, I see many changes in seasons. But through it all, I loved being a mom and a wife and celebrating life. I saw God in the trials and in the joy. I thanked Him for the good and begged Him for relief during the bad.
It made me think about how I love every season in Indiana. I love the snow in the winter. I love the baby birds in the spring. I love the green grass in the summer. I love the beautiful leaves in the fall. No matter if it gets icy, rainy, hot or windy, I know I can make it through the few months to the next season and that I will love something about the next season that is coming.
Keep this in mind as you are in certain seasons in your life. There is a reason for every season you go through in life. And there is a time for every season. It’s just a season. Cling to the Maker and you’ll get through it. Sun, snow, rain and wind are all good in their time. Enjoy the season you are in – “build a snowman”, “smell the flowers”, “dance in the rain”, “jump in the leaves”. There’s good in every season because God …….is………..good!
