Sunday, April 6, 2008

So..about this beautiful timing...

 1 For everything there is a season,
A time for every activity under heaven.
2 A time to be born and a time to die.
A time to plant and a time to harvest.
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 cry and a time to laugh.
A time to grieve and a time to dance.
5 A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.
A time to embrace and a time to turn away.
6 A time to search and a time to quit searching.
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
7 A time to tear and a time to mend.
A time to be quiet and a time to speak.
8 A time to love and a time to hate.
A time for war and a time for peace.

9 What do people really get for all their hard work?
10 I have seen the burden God has placed on us all.
11 Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time.
He has planted eternity in the human heart,
but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work
from beginning to end.
12 So I concluded there is nothing better than to be happy and
enjoy ourselves as long as we can.
13 And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their
labor, for these are gifts from God.
14 And I know that whatever God does is final.
Nothing can be added to it or taken from it.
God's purpose is that people should fear him.

Ecclesiastes 1:1-14


When I look at my life and reflect on the change that
has taken place just within the past couple of months
I can't help but be overwhelmed. It is my comfort that
He has made everything beautiful for its own time.
There are times I don't feel like there is going to be an
"okay" time much less beautiful. But Praise God that He
is in control and not me! For He knows the plans He has
for me, plans to prosper me and not to harm me, plans
to give me hope and a future! If you are going through
a tough situation, seek God, for His plan is greater than
ours will ever be. Trust in the Lord with ALL your heart
and lean not on your own understanding; in ALL your
ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.

1 comments:

jennyhope said...

girl I just watched the video of Dr. Perry and I have been bawling my eyes out. I didn't know if you had seen it.