A Time for Everything
Autumn Brovarchuk / Next Gen Ministry Assistant
“For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest. A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to build up. A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance. A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones. A time to embrace and a time to turn away. A time to search and a time to quit searching. A time to keep and a time to throw away. A time to tear and a time to mend. A time to be quiet and a time to speak. A time to love and a time to hate. A time for war and a time for peace.” Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Change. What is it about change that makes us humans so uncomfortable? At least speaking for myself, change has never been the most fun or inviting thing in my life. Thinking back through my life I have never liked change.
My mom likes to decorate. She has a gift for interior design. She likes to update, switch around, make things new around the house … a lot (haha). Why do I mention this? Well, my mom would always have to “warn” me when something was going to change or be different when I came home or woke up, etc. She knew I needed time to adjust to whatever will/has been altered around me.
The past few years I have experienced a lot of change you could say. New jobs, new relationships, and many different opportunities. I found that maybe the reason I didn’t like change much is because when big changes come in life there is not always a “warning” per say, but through the years as I have grown in my walk with the Lord, I learned that if I invited Him in and welcomed new opportunities, He would do amazing things through my willingness. What I’ve experienced by knocking and asking the Lord to have His way in my life has been incredible. He has given me peace to be able to move out of my comfort zone, and trust wholly that He is the God that desires for His children to live a life that is full of adventure, laughter, and love. I have put my trust in Him and learned to lean into the truth that there is a time for everything, and that seasons come and go. That’s not me saying it’s so easy and I never struggle, but for me it’s a decision every day to invite the Lord with an open heart and mind to work and move through my life. There is a time for everything, but He is the same God, yesterday, today, and always.