Seasons

As I look out my window and see the sun shining on the trees consumed by ice, I am captivated by the beauty of something so simple. Soon the trees will bud and there will be signs of new life all around us, and this season will be over. Out with the cold and freezing conditions. We will be in the hot warm sun soon, enjoying the day for as long as we can and happy to say goodbye to the cold.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 says, There is appointed time for everything, and there is a time for every event under the sun. A time to give birth, a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to uproot what is planted, a time to kill and a time to heal; a time to tear down and a time to build up, a time to weep, a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance. A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones. A time to embrace and a time to shun embracing. A time to search and a time to give up as lost. A time to keep and a time to throw away. A time to to hate; a time for war and a time for peace."

Our lives are formed by the seasons we go through at different periods of time. Although we prefer certain seasons to another, know you must go through that season for a reason. The Lord will keep you in the palm of His hand, and understand that season helps prepare you for the next one to come. When you're in that season that seems cold and unending to you, don't give up. Like those beautiful ice capped trees with no outward signs of life, you, like those tress are very much alive. You will blossom and be even more beautiful than the last season. Take the season as it comes and learn all you can.

- Taken from the book Seed For The Sower

Weekly Take Away:

None of us like those hard and painful times in life, that seem to be never ending and that will never change. The good news though is God is faithful to keep His word. His word says that He gives us strength to do ALL things and for that reason alone we CAN make it.

What season are you in right now? If it's a good season then thank God for that. If your in that season that is hard and painful please allow God to strengthen and equip you. Find some time to seek Him and His truth and know in all things He is good and faithful!