Everything happens for a reason, and His very Own timing. Sounds so cliche, but it is true. I was definitely able to experience this all throughout the year. I remember I was praying inside a Church few weeks ago, I was asking the Lord for so many things. My list of request just went on and on and on, but then He gave me this answer:
“Here 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 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 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.
Reflecting upon this verse, I realised one thing, this is not the time to request for so many things, this is the time to let myself die, so Christ may be born in me. This season is not about me, but about others; about Christ. I was listening to a homily one time, and the priest said, “Brothers and sisters, this is the time to be JOYful.”This is the time to focus on Jesus first, then Others, and then Yourself. J.O.Y. (Jesus-Others-You) It’s not about us, but about Him. in His time, I am humbled.
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.
These past few years, I saw the Lord truly answering my prayers. He helped me tear down the walls of my life and start build new relationships. He showed how to love and be loved. Yes, this past year may have had a lot of tears, but definitely more joys. Coming into this year, I may have felt so broken, so lost, so hurt, and yet He never failed me. He was there all along. Maybe He has taken something away from me, because He wanted to give something better; a lot better. He allowed me to cry, but He never failed to make me laugh. He affirmed me every single time. He journeyed with me. I still have those hurts, but I know, in His time, I will be healed.
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.
There’s so many times this year where I saw myself quite getting lost. I felt dryness. I felt empty. Sometimes, I would feel that I was there, but I wasn’t really there. I don’t know what it was, but I know the Lord was trying to teach me something. I thought I knew what I wanted, but I was wrong. This year was a lot of contemplating about what I truly desire. Sometimes, we have to let go of certain things to really know what we truly desire. Sometimes, we thought we are looking at the right direction, and we fail to just simply look at Him. Sometimes i feel like I was embracing Him, but it was Him who’s embracing me. A lot of questions, a lot of answers and a lot of unanswered questions, but I know, in His time, I will be answered.
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.”
This year, the Lord taught me how to be silent, and let Him speak more. so many times, I saw myself just talking and talking and talking without letting Him speak. How beautiful are His words, how amazing are His messages, and here I am failing to hear them. He taught me how to listen to Him more and use His words to share His love to the world. It is very fitting that our theme next year is to Love More. It is time to show the world how He loves us. In His time, I listen, I speak, and I love.
All in His PERFECT timing.
Praise God!