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What Season Are You In?
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by Janise Copeman
hen it comes to the four seasons you can always
spouse, feeling like having to start all over again, or
feel what is in the air. The coolness, the heat,
re-inventing yourself.
color of leaves, smells, usually indicate what
It can be a time to focus on the road between temporary
season we are entering. Ads and stores,(which are always
vs. the eternal as our season here on earth may be closing.
earlier), let you know what season we are entering next, as
Our choice of where we will spend eternity should always
we see the change of decorations, or clothes. Let’s talk about
be at the forefront, not just when we are heading toward the
seasons in our life.
end of this life here. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 says, “To every thing
Anytime we experience an old door closing and a new
there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the
one opening, can mean a new season. Perhaps we feel
heavens.” Life is like a school we are going through. We may
stagnant as if things are never changing and we are stuck in
fail or pass depending on what we learn and our attitude as
a season, or we may question why and is there a purpose or
we are going through it.
lesson to learn here while going through this season in life.
The main thing is though, if we have truly put our life into the Lord’s hands, we are never going through it alone. With every season, turn, open door, or closed door. He is with us through it all. As everything is constantly changing from one day to the next on this roller coaster called life, there is One who never sleeps or slumbers, and One who never changes but remains the same rock that we can hold on to. He is never surprised or thrown for a loop when we feel things are out of control. When the future looks a mystery to us, it is good to know the One who has been there already. If you are going through a storm or unknown season in your life, you
There are many seasons in life and all are different for
never have to go through it alone, I encourage you today to
each of us. From a child, to school years, career, marriage,
reach out to the One who is reaching out to you right now
and raising a family. From the empty nest season, to
to save you and be your rock and anchor to hold on to when
becoming grandparents and feeling like you are reliving
everything and everyone is changing around you.
the season of raising kids. You may be in the season of becoming a caretaker to one or both of your parents, the and medical advice. You can be in the season of a death of a
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About The Author
season of retirement, or season of endless days of doctors
Janise Copeman lives in Trion,Georgia, is 49 years old, and she is blessed to be married to her soulmate for 26 years. She enjoys reading, writing, and encouraging others by spreading joy and love in the Lord.
