Another Season

Week 25, Monday

Elizabeth Luter

 

To everything there is a season . . .

Ecclesiastes 3:1 (kjv)

Looking back from this present moment, I have one main observation: Everyone around me always arrives at the seasons of life ages before I do. There are days when I feel left out. But at the same time, I’ve often felt that the time wasn’t right.

Approaching my golden years, I’ve discovered that the Lord has purposed every time and event. By the grace of God, my life has been tailor-made. I would not change the order or the timing of the events.

Receiving a firm foundation in Jesus before marriage and children changed the plans I made. My objectives were different and my focus narrowed. My anxiety decreased as I waited with greater understanding. With hindsight, I wish I could quench all those anxious moments.

After years of marriage and raising children, I’m in another season. I watch with great anticipation as my children choose meaningful relationships, hoping to hear them say “I do” one day. As usual, I’m in this place alone. My acquaintances have moved on to other experiences. I’m not looking ahead as I have done in the past. Contentment in the seasons of life has proved beneficial.

I’ve learned to value each new day. I take joy in the strength of the moment. When I’m seemingly standing still, I rejoice in the God of my salvation.

My prayer life has soared as each new step has required more heart-to-heart conversations with my Savior. Our intense fellowship has made the difficult moments surmountable. Some seasons have been more difficult than others. The hardest times in my journey have yielded more visible spiritual results than others.

Continuing to look backward, I’m overwhelmed by God’s personal touch. He has allowed my arrival in each season at the perfect time. Ecclesiastes 3:14 says, “I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever . . . and God doeth it, that men should fear before him” (kjv). Today I have such a reverence for God. I am so thankful for the perfect life of Jesus Christ. He demonstrated the need to be obedient to time. The season I’m in right now couldn’t have come at a better time!

Father, thank You for making me aware of the seasons in life. As You conquered death, hell, and the grave, You made it possible for me to endure the victories and defeats of my God-ordained seasons. I love You so dearly! Amen.

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