This is another of Jacqueline's piece she did earlier this year. And seeing it today gave me strength. What season are you in now?
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To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven:
A time to be born and a time to die;
A time to plant and a time to pluck what is planted;
A time to kill and a time to heal;
A time to break down and a time to build up;
A time to weep and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn and a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to gain and a time to lose;
A time to keep and a time to throw away;
A time to tear and a time to sew;
A time to keep silence and a time to speak;
A time to love and a time to hate;
A time of war and a time of peace.
(Ecclesiastes 3:1-8)
It is so important for us as Christians to check our season so we know what God is doing with us and through us.
I wrote a poem a while ago that challenged me to think about the season I was in. It challenged me to seek God about the hour and the stage I found myself at. As I sought the Lord, it was as if He had been waiting for me to come to Him. I had spent so much time praying and seeking Him for answers while all He wanted me to do was to be still and know that He is Lord. I was worshipping and praising and felt as if I was not making any progress and the Lord said maybe it’s time for me to start thanking Him for what He has already done not just for who He is.
Sometimes the reason we feel so stagnant or as if the Lord has shut up shop and is no longer hearing from us, is because we are in the wrong position, or season. The writer of Ecclesiastes reminds us that there is a season for everything and there is a purpose for all things under the sun, both, positive and negative, good and bad.
For example, you may have found yourself weeping much lately and wondering why. Perhaps you are sowing seeds. Psalms 126:6 says that, “those who sow in tears shall reap in joy, He who continually goes forth weeping bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing bringing his sheaves with him.”
I am learning that in God’s equation what seems to us to be time not well spent, in His time it is necessary preparation so that we will appreciate our harvests, we must understand and appreciate our sowing and pruning albeit in tears or otherwise.
Maybe you have been wondering when you will be used in ministry or when you will get a new job or that promotion you have been praying for, or maybe you have been praying and believing for a husband/wife or a financial breakthrough. Dear friend, don’t become impatient and certainly don’t give up hoping or waiting. I want to encourage you to check your season. Are you being trained for ministry in your waiting, look at the lessons you are learning, how can they be used for someone else’s deliverance? Has God given you time to rest before you engage in the activities of a new job, promotion or even marriage. Is the financial season that you are in teaching you wisdom with money so as you manage the pennies, God will be able to trust you to manage the pounds!
Fellow saint, check your season and be encouraged even though you may not have seen what you have been hoping for yet, hold on and keep believing because for everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven!
