I have been reflecting on this passage this morning because my heart and mind is heavy.
We are approaching a season that is supposed to be focused on the wonderful gifts that God has given us: family, friends, life and even Christ; however, achieving peace is not something that comes automatic. We have to do the work of trusting God and casting all of our cares at the foot of the cross.
These times of joy can become times of pain because of the pressures of commitments and the sometimes overwhelming barrage of negative information that comes our way each day- But God!
We have a way of escape and a choice. We can choose to participate in the realms of stress, fear, anger, dismay, disbelief, overwhelm – or not. We can choose the path of peace as this season too shall pass!
Yes, that issue that seems impossible, this too shall pass!
As leaders, we have to remind ourselves as the Word clearly states that we live in a life that has cycles and seasons. The question is: “What is the pain of this season trying to teach us?”
⁃ Maybe the answer is for us to birth new goals, new dreams, new habits, new relationships- maybe new responses to an existing issue that leads us to rest in a place of peace.
⁃ Maybe the answer is for us to let somethings just simply – die. Unfruitful beliefs, relationships, habits, mindsets, goals, activities, condemnations from what we “should” have done or “should” have been.
⁃ Maybe we need to purge our minds and spirits of those images, beliefs and standards that bring perpetual grief, are no longer edifying and try to steal our joy. There are many and they seem to just try and nibble away at our peace – if we let them. We will not!
⁃ Maybe we are in the season where we can give ourselves permission to hit the “reset” button on: that project that we never started, the areas in our lives that have become disarray, our deferred hopes and dreams, the vision (s) that we have only hidden in our hearts, relationships that mean the most to us but have been neglected, our allowance for Gods grace to be revealed in our lives, our allowing the Holy Spirit to come and just commune with us, our just stopping and hearing that much needed word from the Lord.
No matter where we are today, please let’s take time to just give thanks.
It is my prayer that we all can simply say, “It is well with my soul today, in the name of Jesus!”
Be Blessed!
Be a Blessing!
Peace be unto you!
“TO EVERYTHING there is a season, and a time for every matter or purpose under heaven: A time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to pluck up what is planted, [Heb. 9:27.]
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 together, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, A time to get and a time to lose, a time to keep and a time to cast away, A time to rend and a time to sew, a time to keep silence and a time to speak, [Amos 5:13.]
A time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace. [Luke 14:26.]”
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 AMPC
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