Seasons

“There is a time for everything, and a season for everything under the sun”
-Ecclesiastes 3:1

There are beginnings and endings to every stage in life. Through out college, I have been learning this over and over. We begin and end and begin again. I am learning that there is an appropriate time for each season and step.

The Bible says that there is a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to keep and a time to throw away; a time to tear and a time to mend. This verse came to my mind as I drove back up to Tallahassee. I was feeling pretty introspective as a thought began to reverberate around in my head. Yes, some seasons are beginning and some are ending…

But what about the times when I can’t tell which is which?

How do I know when it’s time to keep or time to throw away? How do I know when to tear down and when to mend?

Sometimes, and for me, now is one of those times, a season in life is not what it seems. An end can feel like a beginning, or more often, a beginning can feel like an end.

The end of college, the end of a job, the end of a relationship or even the end of a dream; it can feel like the end. But it’s really just the beginning of something new. That’s where I am now. I’m wondering, is this the end of a season? Or the beginning of something altogether different? And how, O how, do I gain the wisdom to know the difference?

Now, my prayer is like that of the Psalmist:

“Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom”
-Psalm 90:12

Teach us, God, to know the difference.