Day 33: Seasons Change
1 There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
I learned of the passing of Congressman Elijah Cummings this morning. Yesterday I learned of the passing of a great singer from 19th Street Baptist, Deacon Emeritus Walter Jackson. In our lives death comes. Solomon said that there was a season for every activity under the son.
Sometimes we hurt ourselves when we resist the seasons. Sometimes it will be time to move to a new job or house. Sometimes your assignment will have a different location. Relationships may change. God is still good, but seasons change.
We must learn to be content as we progress through the seasons.
11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
Phillipians 4:11-13
The secret is knowing we can do all through the strength of our Savior.
Today I accept what I cannot change-that seasons change.
