A Time for Everything

To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

The world is not just a place where whatever will happen will happen or whatever will meant to be will be. God's people are not just to go through the motions of living. They are to be active participants in God's plans. God has a perfect timing for your life. If we wait for God's timing in our life we will be truly happy. God's timing is perfect, never early, never late. Why is it so hard to wait for God to reveal His plan?

 Life tends to have seasons. Evaluate which season you may be in, and recognise that all seasons have a purpose.

Winter
Winter is the time to reflect by the fireplace, rest, and allow your body to be restored and your mind and emotions to be healed. Don't allow yourself to be discouraged. Don't let "gray days" overwhelm you. Don't focus on what was in the past, and don't dydream too much about the spring ahead. Eventually, the winter season ends. Use it for good while it lasts.
Early winter is a time for pruning so that growth of spring will be maximized. winter is the time to plan the spring garden and to prepare all things necessary for planting it. It's the time for preparing the soil and removing dead brush. Use this wintertime in your life for innerwork. explore what God desires to teach you and how God desires to prepare you for the season ahead.

Spring
This season is one of renewal and growth. Life flourishes. New things get started. This is a time for output and fresh new ventures. It isn't enough to plan a garden - you must actually plant a garden if you want vegetables or flowers. Consult with others who are experiencing the kind of harvest you one day hope to experience. Discover how they began their career or ministry. Take advantage of their wisdom and learn from them more about what works and what doesn't work. Then take the begining steps necessary.

Summer
Summer days can seem long and hot, but this is the season for work. It is the season for plowing, cultivating and irrigating. The work can seem tedious at times, but it is work that needs to be done. Don't give up. Keep doing the good that you know to do. Hang in there until the project is complete.

Autumn
The harvest does eventually come. Autumn is the time for rejoicing in your fruitfulness, for reaping rewards, and for sharing God's goodness with family and friends.

Taken from the book You're All That
Author Paula White

What season are you in?
Michelle Cozins