Ecclesiastes 3:1-14—For everything there is a season, and a time
for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to
plant, and a time to pluck up 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 together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from
embracing.
The unfolding of our lives is a curious thing rife with
emotions. So often as one chapter ends,
we are saddened, perhaps even grieving, at the end of an era while
simultaneously feeling anticipation and maybe even joy at the new opportunities
that unfold before us. Life rarely turns
out the way we have expected or according to our own plans, and it almost never
obeys the timelines we have set. But
life always happens exactly as it should, and the emotions it prompts are
intended to be felt. We must lean into
the grief with equal zeal as we lean into the joy. We need never fear our
feelings because God is there with us, He lifts us, and He carries us through
this experience called life. His Plan is perfect even when we cannot understand
the perfection in a given moment. Faith
means we trust His Perfection despite our human inability to comprehend it.
Today as you pray and meditate on His Word, give thanks for
the timing of God’s perfect plan. Pray
that God would make His Presence known to you and that you would have the
courage to feel utterly and completely as He has willed.
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