I am amazed how fast this year is going by. It feels like just yesterday I was a freshman in high school. Phew. I'm glad I'm not a freshman anymore.
Fall is my absolute favorite season of the year. It's not blistering hot and it's not freezing cold. It's the season when all the leaves change their colors and the pumpkin spice latte is back at Starbucks. It's the time when the Mississippi State Fair rolls into town. I love to sit in front of a bonfire, roasting s'mores, and wearing my favorite scarf. Thinking about all this fall fun is making me want to go rake leaves just to jump in them!
Like everything in life, I related the seasons changing to my walk with the Lord. Everyone of us goes through changes. We graduate high school and venture into the world, we move on from a long relationship, we get married to the man or woman God has called us to, we search for a career, and the list could go on forever. There are different seasons in our life. In the season I'm in, I'm listening to God's voice in the midst of confusion of where I'm suppose to be in His will. I've realized that I've probably put more thought into it that I should have. God is never failing, faithful, loving, strong through all of the seasons. If we seek Him wholeheartedly, we will find Him. The cliche graduation verse is Jeremiah 29:11. "For I know the plans I have for you", says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a hope and a future." It's so sweet and astounding God has great plans for us. But sometimes I think we forget to read the rest of that passage. "In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me." (Jeremiah 29:12-13). Yes, the Lord has great plans for us. The catch is, we have to seek Him with all of our hearts. Through every high and low season of life, I trust this with all of me. I have to be honest, there are times when I feel like God has abandoned me. These are the times when He proves Himself more and more to me. In this season, I pray that you find the Lord. You see that He is working in your life and He is leading you on the pathway of righteousness. He will always love you even when it feels like He isn't there. He is who He said He is. Know that. Trust that. Seek that.
"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 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
Just a few of my fall favorites:
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