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The Seasons of Life
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.”1
Some other beautiful promises also given in this same chapter are:
“He has made everything beautiful in its time.” Whether you’re in a good or a difficult season, you can be sure that it’s all part of it
becoming beautiful within.
“He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.”2
You may have some idea
of what you want your life to look like. But you can’t fathom all that God will do for you from the beginning of your life until the end of it.
Regardless of how you may feel at the moment, or what season of life you are currently living through, you can probably expect a change
at some point, because seasons come and go.
When Solomon wrote the preceding scripture, he gave a lot of examples of the seasons and ways our lives can change:
A time to
break down,
A time to
weep,
A time to be born,
and a time to die;
and a time to build up;
and a time to laugh;
A time
to
mourn, A time to
keep,
and a time to dance;
and a time to lose; and a time to throw away;
A time
to gain,
A time
to tear,
A time of war,
and a time to sew;
and a time
to speak;
and a time
to hate;
and a time of peace.3
A time to
keep silence,
A time
to love,
These seasons will also
repeat themselves, and
sometimes they come in a
cycle. For example, each year
a farmer plants his crops in
the spring and harvests them
in the fall. He doesn’t get
upset that he’s planting again
another year. He doesn’t
scream out in frustration, “I
just did this last year! Why
again?” In the fall when it’s
time to gather in the crops,
he doesn’t tell himself, “Yay!
I’ll never have to do that
again!” The farmer knows the
cycle will repeat every year,
and he’s okay with that.
When you go through the seasons of the
year, and you are going through, let’s say,
summer, you can forget just how cold it
can become in winter. It’s the same with the
seasons of life. When the sad times come,
sometimes it’s hard to remember that there’s
usually a lot of happiness in your life. When
things disappoint, it’s easy to forget about all
the things that have worked out well.
To God, one season isn’t more precious
than another. He can use each season in our
lives to bring about His design.
Your life is no exception to the high and low
seasons. And neither is it an exception to the
promise that it will be beautiful in His time.
Footnotes
1
Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV
2
Ecclesiastes 3:11 NIV
3
Ecclesiastes 3:2–4, 6–8 NKJV
S&S link: Character Building: Values and Virtues: Patience-2c
Authored by Mara Hodler, originally published on Just1Thing. Illustrations by Jeremy. Design by Stefan Merour.
Published by My Wonder Studio. Copyright © 2016 by The Family International

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Seasons of life

  • 1. The Seasons of Life “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.”1 Some other beautiful promises also given in this same chapter are: “He has made everything beautiful in its time.” Whether you’re in a good or a difficult season, you can be sure that it’s all part of it becoming beautiful within. “He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.”2 You may have some idea of what you want your life to look like. But you can’t fathom all that God will do for you from the beginning of your life until the end of it. Regardless of how you may feel at the moment, or what season of life you are currently living through, you can probably expect a change at some point, because seasons come and go. When Solomon wrote the preceding scripture, he gave a lot of examples of the seasons and ways our lives can change:
  • 2. A time to break down, A time to weep, A time to be born, and a time to die; and a time to build up; and a time to laugh;
  • 3. A time to mourn, A time to keep, and a time to dance; and a time to lose; and a time to throw away; A time to gain,
  • 4. A time to tear, A time of war, and a time to sew; and a time to speak; and a time to hate; and a time of peace.3 A time to keep silence, A time to love,
  • 5. These seasons will also repeat themselves, and sometimes they come in a cycle. For example, each year a farmer plants his crops in the spring and harvests them in the fall. He doesn’t get upset that he’s planting again another year. He doesn’t scream out in frustration, “I just did this last year! Why again?” In the fall when it’s time to gather in the crops, he doesn’t tell himself, “Yay! I’ll never have to do that again!” The farmer knows the cycle will repeat every year, and he’s okay with that. When you go through the seasons of the year, and you are going through, let’s say, summer, you can forget just how cold it can become in winter. It’s the same with the seasons of life. When the sad times come, sometimes it’s hard to remember that there’s usually a lot of happiness in your life. When things disappoint, it’s easy to forget about all the things that have worked out well. To God, one season isn’t more precious than another. He can use each season in our lives to bring about His design. Your life is no exception to the high and low seasons. And neither is it an exception to the promise that it will be beautiful in His time. Footnotes 1 Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV 2 Ecclesiastes 3:11 NIV 3 Ecclesiastes 3:2–4, 6–8 NKJV S&S link: Character Building: Values and Virtues: Patience-2c Authored by Mara Hodler, originally published on Just1Thing. Illustrations by Jeremy. Design by Stefan Merour. Published by My Wonder Studio. Copyright © 2016 by The Family International