A Time For Everything

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:

A time to be born and a time to die,
A time to plant and a time to uproot,

A time to kill and a time to heal,
A time to tear down and a time to build,

A time to weep and a time to laugh,
A time to mourn and a time to dance,

A time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
A time to embrace and a time to refrain,

A time to search and a time to give up,
A time to keep and a time to throw away,

A time to tear and a time to mend,
A time to be silent and a time to speak,

A time to love and a time to hate,
A time for war and a time for peace.

[ Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 ]

These words are words for every person, in every place, in every circumstance. God has appointed the times and seasons, the events of our lives, the happy and the sad, the easy and the difficult.

Everything has its purpose, even the cold winter storms that bring rain; goodbyes causing heartaches. We might not understand the reason, but there is a time for everything. Lets just wait with patience for the full revelation of God's mysterious providence.

Whatever is happening to us, its just the middle of God's work, not its end. He knows the beginning from the end and He has you where He wants you.