"There is a time for everything and a Season for every activity under heaven. " Ecclesiastes 3:1
This scripture is a hard one to swallow. When you read the entire passage is goes on to list activities including death and life, war and peace, and tearing and mending. It also says that for all of our striving, we as humans can do nothing to change this pattern. I am struggling with the words right now to describe my week and explain why this scripture has impacted me. It began with an email from a co worker that a friend had lost her 5 month old to a heart condition. That started me to thinking about the frailty of life and how blessed I am to have healthy children. The week rocked on and culminated in yet another reminder that life is frail and that bad things happen to good people. I won't detail that matter to protect the privacy of a close friend and family member. Needless to say, this week has been daunting. I have found myslef searching for some comfort in God's word. Hoping to have the right words to say at the right time.
Thankfully the passage continues and gives hope and a sense of purpose to the daily grinding a tearing down that the world offers us. My saving grace is verse 11: "He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of Men." I take great comfort in knowing that what ever comes my way God is using it to make his plan beautiful and that I can count on eternity with Him.
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I completely agree with you on this past week has been daunting. I will be praying for the family the lost their child. I have found that God is constantly reminding me of the things I need to be thankful for when I starting think about how "hard" my life is, but I always need to hear it. Let's just pray next week is better! :)
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