His Names Jesus Ministries HERE IT IS WISDOM OF CHANGE - 7 There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under Heaven (Ecclesiastes 3:1) Some people do not like change. But even those people realize that seasonal change has many benefits. They understand that the earth needs rest between growing seasons. It needs to gather nutrients and become ready for the coming growing season. They understand that times of plenty, while they may be followed by times of lack, will be followed again in due time by more seasons of plenty. They appreciate the different kinds of beauty that accompany each of the seasons. God established the seasons of the year. He is the One who created climate differences. He made the tropics, and He made Antarctica. He made the oceans, and He made the mountains. He is the founding Father of seasonal change. Know that. Nothing is permanent except God and His promises. The leaves may fall from the trees, and the weather may change, but God never changes. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8). God, the Unchanging One, is the One who set up the ever-changing seasons of the earth and of our lives. And He knew what He was doing. For one thing, He wanted His people to understand that they do not need to worry about there lives. Whatever is happening is not permanent. God is in charge of all of the changes. Therefore, it does not matter what is happening because it cannot last. There will be an end to every crisis. It does not matter if what is happening seems good to you or if it seems bad to you because it will change eventually, and your God orchestrates the changing. Listen. Seasons are His way of guaranteeing improvement. This means that seasonal change is one of His most consistent ways of bringing hope. This means that you do not throw your hope away, even in the darkest season of your life. After all, no matter how cold you get in the winter, you always know summer is coming. Likewise, when winter comes, you do not throw away your swim trunks. You know the summer will come around again. You know you will need those swim trunks---but when you jump in the water to go swimming, you will not need the long-sleeved pullover you may have been wearing in the winter. In the same way, when a wintery economic season comes upon you, do not throw away your bank account, even if it seems useless. Leave some money in it to keep it open. Why? Because the season is coming when you will be able to add more money to it again. Everything is seasonal, times of plenty and times of poverty. Winter never stays. Summer never stays, either. Both employment and unemployment are seasonal. If you are unemployed, then a time of employment lies ahead. If this is the season for you to leave your job, then a better job is up ahead. You have got to close out one chapter in order to open up the next one. Most of the time, you have to get ready for a chapter that is bigger and better than the one before. To everything there is a season. Times of crisis are temporary. This is good. Points to Ponder: God is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8). God is in charge of all changes. It does not matter what is happening because it will not last. There will be an end to every crisis. Everything is seasonal, times of plenty and times of poverty. Are you open to change? Please listen: There is an appointed time for everything, and there is a time for every event 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) You be blessed now, you hear! His Names Jesus Ministries & I. C. Music Corporation May you be blessed, Ric
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 01:49:54 +0000
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