“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) About every eventuality is considered when we read on in this chapter: birth and death, planting and harvesting, war and peace, destruction and building, crying and laughing, mourning and gladness, accepting loss and looking for what was lost, holding on and letting go, staying quiet and speaking out, and loving and hating. There seems to be a laundry list maybe because we’re accustomed to looking for loopholes and this scripture has all the bases covered. Sometimes we forget “there is a time for every matter.” Yes, things seem to be getting out of hand, but we have a part to play. We can be the menders. We can develop the wisdom the Lord meant for us to have in speaking and acting in the appropriate manner at the appropriate times. Wisdom tempers our minds so that we know the difference between the right times and the wrong times.
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) About every eventuality is considered when we read on in this chapter: birth and death, planting and harvesting, war and peace, destruction and building, crying and laughing, mourning and gladness, accepting loss and looking for what was lost, holding on and letting go, staying quiet and speaking out, and loving and hating. There seems to be a laundry list maybe because we’re accustomed to looking for loopholes and this scripture has all the bases covered. Sometimes we forget “there is a time for every matter.” Yes, things seem to be getting out of hand, but we have a part to play. We can be the menders. We can develop the wisdom the Lord meant for us to have in speaking and acting in the appropriate manner at the appropriate times. Wisdom tempers our minds so that we know the difference between the right times and the wrong times.
But that kind of wisdom doesn’t just fall out of the air and land in our laps, does it? Too bad. Otherwise, we probably wouldn’t be living in such turbulent times.
No, wisdom comes from studying God’s Holy Word and meditating on what we’ve read, opening a supply line of that stuff from above. This is a daily activity, not hit or miss, just like those One-A-Day vitamins. It’s exactly the kind of brain food that our minds crave, even if we don’t realize it. Our brains are connected to our hearts, and the heart often tops the brain in the thought process. Many of our words and actions, then, come from the heart. What a beautiful space we can create around ourselves when that heart, by way of the brain, knows God’s Word and how to apply it. Will that change the world? No, but it can change us and perhaps even a few around us, who can change a few around them, and a few around those few ... You see how this works.
So dust off that Bible, whatever version, open it, and read every morning, even if it’s a single verse because you might be rushed sometimes. Carry that with you and let it help you so that you’ll know for sure, “Is this the right time?”
