Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (Amplified Bible)
A Time for Everything
3 There is a season (a time appointed) for everything and a time for every delight and event or purpose under heaven—
2 A time to be born and a time to die;
A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.
3 A time to kill and a time to heal;
A time to tear down and a time to build up.
4 A time to weep and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn and a time to dance.
5 A time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing.
6 A time to search and a time to give up as lost;
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
7 A time to [a]tear apart and a time to sew together;
A time to keep silent and a time to speak.
8 A time to love and a time to hate;
A time for war and a time for peace.
11 He has made everything beautiful and appropriate in its time. He has also planted eternity [a sense of divine purpose] in the human heart [a mysterious longing which nothing under the sun can satisfy, except God]—yet man cannot find out (comprehend, grasp) what God has done (His overall plan) from the beginning to the end.
We must follow God’s plan and His timing for our lives
We must know the difference between a Season and a Cycle!
Everything happens so that God can get the Glory! Our attitude must be right or we’re going to miss some very valuable treasures!
How can we miss God’s timing?
~by Not listening to His voice. Seeking others instead of God.
Sometimes you have to go through some things in or to get to some things!
Allow God Be God
What’s new to us is not knew to God.
Know that He knows the Plans that He has for You. Jeremiah 29:11
Will You trust Him? Proverbs 3:5-6
Know that ALL things work for the good for those who are called Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
2 Cor. 1:20. For as many as are the promises of God, in Christ they are [all answered] “Yes.” So through Him we say our “Amen” to the glory of God.
God honors His Word. Isaiah 55:11 So will My word by which goes out of My mouth; It will not return to Me void (useless, without result), Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.
~We can live a good life and STILL not fulfill God’s purpose for your life.
Psalm 27:14 Amplified Bible
Wait for and confidently expect the Lord;
Be strong and let your heart take courage;
Yes, wait for
and confidently expect the Lord.
Psalm 27:14 New International Version
be strong and take heart
Psalm 27:14 New King James Version
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the Lord!