There is something that changes in the air...our environment. There's a shift that takes place allowing one season to end and another to begin. For me, the pollen and heat is a given that 'Spring has Sprung!' I didn't need to see it on a calendar or watch the news...I could feel it...There was a change that affected my body as a result of the shift that took place in the environment--the new season.
I won't go into a full blown Earth Science lesson here because that's not where I want our focus to stay and plus I am no longer a 6th grade teacher. However, there's a correlation between a physical and spiritual change.
When I was a teacher, Biblical integration was necessary. We were required to integrate Biblical principles/scripture(s) into "secular" curriculum. It was a must before our principal, who would pay a visit to "grade" us, as well as the accrediting team who put the stamp of approval on our school.
Anyways,so here is where the Biblical integration is going to take place: just like the change of seasons that take place here on Earth, we each experience seasonal changes in our own lives. You may be in a season of sewing and you are....waiting...waiting...and still waiting...while others of you may be in a season of reaping. God tells us in Genesis 8:22, "While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease."
If you know anything about planting or gardening then you know that the minute you plant that seed there's not going to be an INSTANT harvest. There's the watering, the sun light & the natural maturation that needs to take place for a healthy, well nourished plant to blossom. Are you with me? Great!
Just like in our own lives we go through different phases of maturation AKA growth spurts. God has each given us a purpose and destiny. With that being said, we all start off the same--a "seed" and from there is where our growth spurts vary.
Ecclesiates 3:8 "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the 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 a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace."
There's no doubt that we reap what we sow--Biblical principle; however, the principle that we have a hard time grasping is that our season of harvest doesn't always come in the same season that we sowed our seed. Got me? I know. It's a hard concept for me to grasp much less type. The good news...the harvest WILL come...Why? We sowed our seed! The problem with instant gratification is that it isn't Biblical...plain and simple. It seems as though that is the American way of life--see it...get it! But that concept is totally contradictory to The Word. There's a reason why we must wait. There are lessons to be learned & most importantly there's got to be an unwavering faith and trust in the One who is watching, helping, and enabling us to grow bigger and stronger. He can be trusted. I promise.
The biggest problem we face is when we are ready to 'throw in the towel' because it hasn't happened when we wanted it to. **NEWS FLASH** Prepare to keep waiting if that's your mindset. God knows best we don't.
This is coming from a girl who is a fighter but almost got to a point in her life that 'throwing in the towel' was a better option. Thankfully I didn't listen to the lies of the enemy but I trusted in the One who had my life, my destiny, my purpose in the palm of his hand. As a result, I'm a little bit stronger today and my faith and trust is greater in Him.
I will leave you with this verse in the hopes that whatever season of life you're in that you will cling to the One who knows your end from your beginning. Galatians 6:9, "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."
In His Timing,
~Jenni~
P.S. I now must tend to my motherly duties...it's 11:03pm I should be asleep but I'm not and it's probably not a bad thing seeing as though my son is screaming in his crib and I have a husband who is out of town for the next few days! Just a season...right?!?!? ;)
