August 2016

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven;…a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance–Ecclesiastes 3:1,4

God created a time for each season. Heaven has a master plan of  cycles which allows endings and beginnings to flow together. We live through these seasons and try to adjust to them under heaven’s powerful gaze. If you are facing a challenging season right now, allow time for appropriate feelings. Allow yourself to feel whatever emotions bubble up for you– (do not stop your feelings, this causes one to become emotionally sick) Transitions are a part of life and seasons, we must properly honor transitions thru Spiritual Maturity and Growth. We are never meant to stay in the same place and same season for copious amounts of time. I didn’t understand that when I was younger: The older Saints would say, “God will not close one door without opening another”-at first I would become frustrated and withdrawn, but now I’ve learned how to pray thru the seasons and trust God in times of transition.

Never allow sadness to breed doubt when it is meant to breed hope for tomorrow.

Prayer Thread: Dear God, I am in a valley of uncertainty. I need hope and faith for the future. Help me to focus on you instead of life’s changes.
AMEN!

Chaplain Kimberly Cain