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There is a
time and a
season for
everything
under the
sun.
As we read
through
Ecclesiastes
3:1-8, we
can evaluate
where we are
as
individuals
as well as
where we are
in these end
times.
Occasionally
while
reading this
passage, I
have
underlined
various
words in my
Bible and
put the date
alongside of
it for
future
reference.
In verse 11,
we see that
God makes
everything
beautiful
in its time.
Where I live
now, in
Boise,
Idaho, there
are 4
seasons and
the season
called
autumn or
fall has
just begun.
That means
that change
is in the
air. Along
with the
change in
weather are
also other
changes. For
example,
last week I
could wear
shorts but
this week, I
need longer
pants and
even a
jacket.
I have
laughingly
told some
people that
where I came
from, the
San
Francisco
Bay Area;
there are 4
seasons too,
but that it
takes 2
years for
them.
J
Things are
definitely
different
between
California
and Idaho
and itʼs not
just the
weather.
When we know
and
understand
the time and
the season
weʼre living
in, weʼre
then better
able to
handle
lifeʼs
pressures
within that
time frame.
As
individuals,
we go from
infancy to
childhood
and then
into
adulthood,
with there
also being
other
seasons or
phases of
our lives.
We go from
our working
years into
our
retirement
years.
Sometimes,
things can
get pretty
rough, yet
God can and
will help us
through them
if we ask
Him for that
help. (See
Psalm 46:1.)
What I often
pray is for
the Father
to prepare
me for
what's ahead
and to show,
or reveal,
to me what I
need to know
about it.
How much
easier
things are
when we
enter them
fully
prepared!
Each day has
challenges
of its own.
We're to
therefore
take one day
at a time
(Matthew
6:34). Jesus
arose early
to seek the
Father in
prayer. How
much better
our lives
can be when
we also do
this; that
is, when we
find out
what is His
will and
plans for
our lives
and them
follow what
He shows us
to do.
You may be
in one of
the biggest
challenges
of your life
right now.
Your future
does not
have to be
based on
your past.
Our Father
has the
answer you
need. The
Holy Spirit
who lives
inside of
you will
reveal it to
you, if
invited to
do so.
There is a
time and a
season for
separation
from all
that
distracts
you from the
Lord. There
is a time of
visitation
foe each of
God's
children.
There is a
time of
entering
God's rest
(Hebrews
3:7-4:11).
There's a
time for
everything
God has
called you
to do. The
question is:
What time is
it?
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