Tuesday, March 18, 2014

The Seasons of LIfe

"God has made everything beautiful for its own time."  Ecclesiastes 3:11

God created four weather seasons to give a visual when the seasons of life change for us.  Winter is cold and barren, spring is full of hope, summer is hot, and fall is about beautiful colors.  However, our lives are much more complicated than four seasons.  If you read Ecclesiastes 3:2-8 you will find an entire list of life experiences.  We have wins and losses, success and failure, mountains and valleys.

If you are truly trying to live life according to God's will for you, then all of these experiences have purpose and value in your life.

In the verse above it says that God makes things beautiful for its own time.  This means that God can take even the bad things and turn them around for His good.

Some of you are going through a barren and cold season.  Finances are ugly, your health is ugly, your marriage or relationships are ugly.  I completely understand, and so does God.  I know what it is like, and it is exhausting.  I need a break, and I am sure you do too.  We always have hope that spring is coming.  I pray for refreshing healing rain, and the blooming of new life in the days ahead.  But there is much to learn about the season that I am in, so I need to be thankful for all seasons and trust that God will be by my side through it all.

It is good to remember that we can give God the pieces and He can make something good out of any season we are in.

Love,
Sandy

Please continue to pray for the chemo to be effective, radiation starts this week for brain tumor, and overall energy and strength.