There is a Season

For everything there is a season,
 a time for every activity under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die.
 A time to plant and a time to harvest. A time to kill and a time to heal.
 A time to tear down and a time to build up. A time to cry and a time to laugh.
 A time to grieve and a time to dance. A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.
 A time to embrace and a time to turn away. A time to search and a time to quit searching.
 A time to keep and a time to throw away. A time to tear and a time to mend.
 A time to be quiet 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 (NLT)

There are four things that will help us engage in the appropriate activity at the right time: discernment, wisdom, keeping our ears tuned in to His still small voice, and being led by the Holy Spirit of God. Some seasons will be more challenging than others, but remember, He causes all things to work together for good. (See Romans 8:28) And how beautiful and fitting it is to be partnering in the good purpose and plan of our heavenly Father. And since all of our days are already written in His book, He has already set the appointed time for each event under heaven.

Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end. —Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NLT)