Everything Has Its Time.. In each season or time we are called to move in the most excellent way of unfailing, all forgiving, all enduring, eternal love.
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 silent,
And a time to speak.
A time to love,
And a time to hate;
A time of war,
And a time of peace.
Just by reading this there is a rhythm, a sway and a beat to the words that vibrates in one’s soul.
We need to discern and know what beat and rhythm we are swaying to. We need to understand the times we are in.
To realise God’s promises in our lives we must set ourselves to God’s beat. His beat is His rhythm, sequence, order, structure, and timing for our lives. If we miss His timing by moving too fast or too slow we’ll fall out of step, and that will affect everything else.
We are not flowing in His rhythm when we figure we can help God birth His promises with our own reasoning; when we get out of step because we are not listening to His voice; when we move to someone else’s beat or constantly seek other’s advice.
For every problem and situation we are praying about, there is a set time for its answers. When we see others flowing in their giftings, we may have to step back and support them, knowing that the same God who has called their season today will call ours tomorrow.
The writer of Ecclesiastes continues to say that ‘ He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts…I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, and nothing taken from it.”
May our prayer be “ Lord, teach me the timing and sequence You have set for my life so I can dance to Your beat for me. May I know the assurance of your eternal purposes in my life and in the fruit of my service”.
Taken from a talk by Pam Ferreira, Ecclesiastes 3,1 Cor 13 and words by Ginger Lindsay.
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