NOTHING
is permanent except God and His promises. The leaves may fall from the trees,
and the weather may change, but God never changes. He is the same yesterday,
today, and forever (Heb.13.8)
God,
the Unchanging One, is the One who set up the ever-changing seasons of the earth
and of our lives. And He knew what He was doing. For one thing, He wanted His
people to understand that they do not need to worry about their lives. Whatever
is happening is not permanent. God is in charge of all the changes. Therefore,
it does not matter what is happening because it cannot last. There will be an
end to every crisis.
It
does not matter if what is happening seems good to you or if it seems bad
because it will change eventually, and your God orchestrates the changing. Seasons
are His way of guaranteeing improvement.
This means that seasonal change is one of His most consistent way of
bringing hope. This means that you do not throw your hope away, even in the
darkest season of your life. After all,
no matter how cold you get in the winter, you always know summer is coming. Likewise,
when winter comes, you do not throw away your swim trunks. You know the summer will come around
again. You know you will need those
swim, trunks – but when you jump in the water to go swimming, you will not need
the long-sleeved pullover you may have been wearing in the middle of the
winter.
In
the same way, when a “wintery” economic season comes upon you, do not throw
away your bank account, even if it seems useless. Leave some money in it to keep it open. Why? Because
the season is coming when you will be able to add more money to it again. Everything is seasonal, times of plenty and
times of poverty. Winter never stays. Summer
never stays, either.
Both
employment and unemployment are seasonal.
If you are unemployed, then a time of employment lies ahead. If this is the season for you to leave your
job, then a better job is up ahead. You have
got to close out one chapter in order to open up the next one. Most of the time, you have to get ready for a
chapter that is bigger and better than the one before.
To
everything there is a season. Times of crisis are temporary. This is good.
