Ecclesiastes 3:1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.
Our lives are filled with seasons and I've been thinking about mine a lot lately.
Some I chose. Some are beyond my control. Some ended sooner than I anticipated. Some seem as though they'll never begin. Some are fun. Some are hard. Some require a lot of work. Some are very easy. Some are permanent. Some are temporary. Some I am confident about. Some I question.
I just want to have a peace about the seasons of my life. To be content with the ones I am in. To let go of the ones that are over. To not obsess about the ones I desire.
The reality is that sometimes I'm discontent in my current seasons. Sometimes I become resentful about seasons that have ended. Sometimes I try to manipulate the seasons I desire into happening.
Timing is everything. I need to trust God's timing for the seasons in my life and make the best of the ones I'm in.
4 comments:
Totally agree. Yesterday I finally realized that I'm in the season I'm in because God knows the bigger picture much better than I do. Such a simple concept but one I just wouldn't accept. Until yesterday. It's amazing what parenting a 3 year old can teach you. Long story.
All of this is so true and I feel the exact same way!!
Have you noticed that 1 season isn't always the same. Say winter-it snows, rains, it can be sunny, leaves fall, different smells. It's like the seasons we all go through-it's a season, but it changes our leaves (our patience, our faith, our hope...etc.). I love seasons because w/o seasons God gives me, my character wouldn't grow. I love this post Bethany.
Thank you for this post, Bethany. Today I was emailing a friend who is in a hard transition period of life right now. I ended my note by passing on your seasons blog post. Thanks. I've found that contentment through different seasons can only be found in faith in the love and goodness of the One who makes the seasons. Now if only my faith would remain steady through every season.
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