Yesterday I listened to my grandfather preach on an idea I have heard many times.
"It is only a season. And this season will pass." Giving memorable examples, illustrations, and instructions, it was definitely, as always, a great sermon. This idea just hit me a little differently than the other times I have heard it. Right after church I found myself not getting up for a while and just thinking. Then to my surprise I got a bit emotional. I wasn't balling, but I was just teary-eyed enough to realize that something isn't really right here and I needed to take the time and reflect. I am in a season and you are in a season. Good or bad, negative or positive, stressful or easy-going we are all in a season. We all must know and realize that this season will pass. I recently remembered a session at a Jesus Culture conference I attended where Kim Walker-Smith spoke. She felt lead to speak on "the condition of our hearts". And how the condition of our hearts is very important to God. We go on with our daily lives and go through the motions (school, work, friends, family), and all these trails come in our way but in reality there is no way we can do these things apart from God. She made a humorous but mindful illustration to this: "Good morning ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain Jesus Christ. I need everyone to take a seat and buckle up, it's going to be a bumpy ride. But I promise you that I will never leave you nor will I forsake you. I'm going to be with you through every step of the way." That is so the truth. You probably don't realize it at first, but there is a huge, powerful, mighty God that already knows how your life is going to pan out. He already knows what trials and tribulations you were endure. And He already knows all the seasons that you will encounter and will have to pass through. But you cannot and should not do it without Him. Pray about it, meditate on it, let God have His hand on it. You got this! Thanks for reading!
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Cliff Murray
9/17/2013 03:16:26 am
awesome thoughts Kelsey....
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