Times and Seasons

It is said that there is a time when you believes in Santa Claus, a time when you no longer believes in Santa Claus, a time when you are Santa Claus, and a time when you look like Santa Claus.

Interesting, isn’t it? This reminds me of Ecclesiastes 3:1-15, “a time for everything”.

God appoints the times and seasons under the sun, spring becomes summer, summer becomes fall, fall becomes winter, winter becomes spring… He also appoints different times and seasons of your life, the happy and the sad, the easy and the difficult. He exalts and humbles the same person. Sometimes you may wonder if God has it all together, as it doesn't seem to be doing that well. But God does have it all under control. He has all the timing, 20 years to grow an oak tree, a lifetime to raise up a man, complicated work.

We live in a world of change, but God doesn’t change. Everything has its purpose. You simply need to be patient for the full revelation of God's providence. He has set everything for its time, the past and the future are equally open to Him. However you will never have all the answers you need, because God designed it to be that way: “(v.11) He has also set eternity in their heart, yet so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end.” What can we do then?

“Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him, and he will act.” - Psalm 37:4-5