To every thing there is
a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven: A time to be born, and a
time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A
time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and time to build up.
(Ecclesiastes 3: 1-3)
We will take
a look at these beautiful verses once again. There is indeed time for
everything. The Lord himself took time to inspire these verses to be written.
Remember “All scripture is given by
inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
correction, for instruction in righteousness:” If the Lord has said there
is a season and a time for everything under heaven then we will do well to pay
attention to what the Lord is saying. If you take a closer look at the potency
of these verses you will discover the solid truth in it.
A farmer
goes to his farm with seeds during the planting season. As he plants he
recognizes the fact that he has to wait a while before the fruit of his labour
is visible. In between the time of planting and harvest season, the farmer
keeps an eye on his farmland and makes sure that weeds do not overtake his
young plants. A mother conceives and has to wait for nine months for the baby
in the womb to be fully formed. Labour does not start until the entire process
is complete. Nine months is not nine days. Every animal that conceives does not
just have their kind reproduce immediately. Truly there is time for everything.
Even when
you have a wound no matter how small or deep, it takes some time for total
healing to occur. During the healing process you must endure the pain attached
to the healing. All over the world, there are seasons. In Nigeria we have the rainy
and dry seasons respectively. In other parts of the world, we have the spring;
summer, autumn and winter seasons respectively. Each season has characteristics that we identify them with. The cold of
winter is not the ideal time for farmers to embark on planting. Likewise it
will be foolhardy of us if we decide to ignore the characteristics of each of
the season we find ourselves.
Just as the
rainy and dry seasons have signs they show for us to identify which one we
presently find ourselves; so also life is in seasons. Whichever season of life
you are in, it is so important that we take time to pause and pay attention to
the signs so that we equip ourselves adequately and respond as occasion
warrants. For instance, a relationship may turn sour eventually if the parties
involved never took time to read the handwriting on the wall.
Parents should
keep their eyes open on the growth pattern of their children to know when an
abnormality is showing up so that the issues are tackled early. You cannot bend
a fully grown iroko tree.
A family that starts enjoying wealth early must
observe well and invest a portion because in life there will be winter like
seasons at some point. Seasons speak and
we must pay attention. My sincere prayer for us all is that the Lord will keep
us sensitive to know what season of life we find ourselves and also give us
wisdom to take the right decisions as occasion warrants in Jesus name.
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