May 17, 2011

The beginning of a chapter


The time is coming. 

The time of endings and new beginnings, closing one chapter and starting another.

A new season of life…
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.”  Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

A time to uproot, tear down, weep, mourn, scatter, refrain, search, throw away, tear, speak, love, and war.
 
A time of uprooting my old identity, which I made myself to be, rather than who God created me to be.

A time to tear down all preconceived notions of God, of myself, and to tear down all the walls that I created.

A time to weep at all the broken memories.

A time to mourn the loss and hurt.

A time to scatter the stones and leave behind what I no longer can carry.

A time to refrain from comfort because I am called into a season of no comfort except for the comfort of the Lord.

A time to search my heart and seek God with everything that I possess.

A time to throw away all the crap that I have.

A time to speak and no longer let silence be my security blanket.

A time to love others, love God, and finally love myself.

A time of seeking my Father and a time of the enemy attacking and putting up a war to stop me!

The thought of the next season scares me, but I no longer will be letting my fear get in the way because God is love and perfect love drives out fear. (1 John 4:16-18)

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