A Time for Every Season

“Think back five years ago. Wasn’t your life different from the way it is now? Maybe you weren’t even a Christian at that time? Even if you don’t feel as if your life is dramatically different, change has occurred. You’ve probably walked through relational changes, experienced physical changes, learned new skills, or developed new interests. Undoubtedly your life is different then the way it was five years ago. And the same will be true five years from now. That’s because our lives are made up of changing seasons.

Ecclesiastes 3:1- “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.”

New seasons will be rolling in for the rest of our lives—each with their own unique joys and challenges. In fact, just about the time we adjust to our present season, it’s time to bring on a new one.

We must understand the reality of our changing seasons if we want to “look carefully how we walk” and “make the best use of our time,” for the best deals vary from season to season. Last year’s great bargain might be this year’s foolish purchase. And while we must walk with open eyes and make wise choices in each season, our comfort is this—God orders the seasons of our lives. Even the most difficult ones.”