LIFE’S SEASONS

To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1

The four seasons are distinct and beautiful. God’s design for the seasons is intentional and deliberate as they all work together to bring life and growth. Spring is a period of freshness and new life. Summer sees growth and productivity. Autumn is a time for harvesting the rewards of past labors. Winter is the season of dormancy and closure. Just as each of Earth’s seasons have their own unique beauty and make a significant contribution to life, so do Life’s Seasons.

Life’s Seasons

• Springtime is when we begin new things and look excitedly toward the future.
• Summer is a time to work diligently in the heat of the day doing all that God has assigned to us.
• Autumn shows us the fruition of things that began at an earlier time in our lives.
• Winter brings an end to a particular period in our lives. Sometimes winter brings hardship, but we remain hopeful, for another spring is just around the corner!

In God’s perfect design for our lives, He has planned for times of fruitfulness and activity. Likewise, He will also build in times of quiet and rest. There will be times when He asks us to remain faithful doing the same work day after day, but also there will be periods of excitement and new beginnings. By God’s grace we will overcome the cold winters of heartache and grief. In the same way, God’s grace also allows us to enjoy seasons of harvesting the fruit of our faithfulness. Just as it is with the seasons of nature, these seasons in our lives work together to bring about God’s perfect will for each one of us.

As you pray today, focus just on God’s intentional and perfect design of the seasons. Thank Him for your new beginnings, and your times of rest. Whether you are working hard in the heat of the day, or overcoming grief, or rejoicing in the fruits of your labors, also remember to thank Him for giving you His grace and His mercy in all of your endeavors, in all of your life’s seasons. Amen!

Source:
“Experiencing God Day-By-Day; The Devotional and Journal”, by Henry T. Blackaby and Richard Blackaby ©1997. Entry February 2.

Additional Reading:
The Certainty of God’s Supply 
Living Water