seasons

I am so thankful for seasons.

I am thankful that summer turns into fall, and fall turns into winter, and winter turns into spring. 

To me, seasons are a wonderful reminder that with God, we can always begin again. 

There are always second chances to make better choices.

To start afresh.

And a reminder too, that hard seasons will end.

That the scorching summer heat will stop, 

and that the cool autumn breezes will begin to blow.  

So, as this summer comes to a close, I rejoice because I know that a new season is starting.

And I am holding out hope that as fall begins,

I will begin to see brighter, happier days in my own life.

I am hoping that things will get a little easier. 

I will hoping that I will begin to see answers to prayers that I have prayed for years.

I am hoping that I will have new vision, new excitement, and new purpose.

 

Thank you, God, for the gift of new seasons.

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There is a time for everything, 

and a season for every activity under heaven: 

a time to be born and a time to die, 

a time to plant and a time to uproot, 

a time to kill and a time to heal, 

a time to tear down and a time to build,

a time to weep and a time to laugh, 

a time to mourn and a time to dance,  

a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,  

a time to embrace and a time to refrain, 

a time to search and a time to give up, 

a time to keep and a time to throw away,

a time to tear and a time to mend, 

a time to be silent and a time to speak, 

a time to love and a time to hate, 

a time for war and a time for peace...

He has made everything beautiful in its time.

(Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, 11)