A Sense of Renewal
- The Narrow Path
- Sep 23, 2022
- 2 min read
There is a time for everything, and a season for everything under the heavens (Ecclesiastes 3:1, NIV).
When people ask what my favorite season is, I used to answer with summer. I’m a warm weather kind of girl and always will be. But, as I have gotten older, I’ve discovered that I don’t necessarily have a favorite season. Instead, I have grown to appreciate more than anything the sense of renewal I experience when we transition from summer to fall, fall to winter, winter to spring, and spring back to summer.
I’ve walked out of the house pretty early the last few mornings, and I’ve been met with a cool breeze and a bit of a chill in the air as the temperatures have hovered in the mid-60s. Though I am not a fan of colder weather, I have grown to love the darkness, quiet, and stillness of the early morning hours. As I begin to feel a change in the air, I’m reminded that a new season is coming. The chilly breeze fills me with a sense of hope and renewal, reminding me of things to come in the next season.
Life is tumultuous. This is one of the reasons why I love the changing of the seasons. It reminds me that what we’re currently going through won’t last forever. There are times in our lives that are good, bad, and ugly. Some encompass sadness, grief, and loss. Other times we experience periods filled with hope, celebration, and renewal. And still others, we feel like we’re just going through the motions.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 reminds us: There is a time for everything, and a season for everything under the heavens. As I’ve walked the path of hurting to healing, I have found such solace in this scripture verse. If you continue to read through verse 8, the author of Ecclesiastes paints such an excellent picture of comparison that describes life so accurately.
One of the most important takeaways from those verses of truth in Ecclesiastes 3 is that everything is temporary. Though the words don’t alleviate the sting of sadness or eliminate the ups and downs of emotions, they do remind us that when we put our hope in Jesus, we can look forward to the permanence of heaven.
Though our experiences are different, we all live on this roller coaster of life filled with many emotions. That’s especially why I am so thankful for the truth contained in the Bible. Over the next few weeks, as we transition from summer to fall, I’m prayerful that we can all cling to the sense of renewal that comes with the changing of the season.
Most of all, whatever you’re going through, I want to encourage you to keep going. I need that encouragement, too. May we all be reminded that when we open our hearts to Jesus and allow Him to guide us through the changing seasons, He will meet us wherever we are. And He promises to walk with us every step of the way.
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