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SEASONS OF LIFE

What are the seasons of life that we are experiencing?

‘Rainy or cold season’ where our space for movement is limited? Or is ‘cold’ here related to the condition of our relationship?

‘Dry season’ Our condition is dry both economically and in life?

Or ‘spring’ where everything we work on it and do it, it starts to develop and the results are visible.

Whatever season of life we are facing, always remember this,

“Don’t be busy blaming the season of life but how we take the right response in facing the season of life is what will make the difference.”

Remember that we cannot control or choose the season of our life but we can choose the response of our heart and believe that God always has a plan and purpose in every season of our life.

So our response is: What can we enjoy in this season of life that we are experiencing? What things can allow us to grow while going through this season? What does God want us to change or learn from this season of life that we are facing?

Remember, we cannot live the new season the way we did the last season. So always open our hearts to learn something new in every season of life.

“Let your faith in every season of life inspire others who are struggling in it”

His Promise in Darkness

“For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future. ‘” — Jeremiah 29:11

When we are worried by the challenges of our lives today, trust that God promises us a plan for a hopeful and peaceful future. We may face challenges along the way of our lives, however, they all happen so that we can grow and learn to have hope in God.

Today, Jeremiah 29:11 still applies to you and me. He has sealed that promise in His name.

My friend, if you have not been able to see the light in the darkness of your life today, know that there is tomorrow. God has a bright future for you. You may not be able to see it right now, but He is preparing a miracle for you. You may not see a way out yet, but He is opening the way for you. His plan for you is to give your best. He won’t hurt you or leave you. Place your hope in Him, for His promises are Yes and Amen.

There is always hope in God.

Remembering The Creator

“Don’t let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator.”

-Ecclesiastes

Instinctively, everyone must remember their Creator; Starting from the theory that everything has an origin. Man must question how and where he came to be and live.

Man is in a time in process; the absent becomes existing and the existing disappears, the young become old; healthy – sick, rich – poor, happy – difficult. Human life affects that life process.

Unfortunate days are a state of process from not remembering the creator in youth. Unfortunate days can occur in old age but can also occur when a person is still young.

Remembering the Creator in his youth does not mean that life becomes free from suffering, but with God he can overcome the struggles of his life and all the processes do not lead to overlapping states that make people complain about his unpleasant life.

Remembering the creator means directing our hearts and lives wholeheartedly to draw closer to God and do His will so as to receive the pleasures of life in a processing time; The time is in youth.

Loves Life

“Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech.”

1 Peter 3:10

Everyone loves life. Some are trying their hardest and some are trying to be as relaxed as possible in this life. At least everyone loves his life; Hobbies, attitudes, treasures, and all things in life must be done by people because they like (love) them.

Not everything that is done is love for life, but often people do things with excessive liking, they think that is life. For example: a person who likes to play games until he loses time and loses his attention to other things in life does not love life but makes games his life which slowly kills his social soul.

To love life is to earnestly seek to create a state of “seeing good days” not primarily for personal pleasure but on the principle of benefit for others. Life is not primarily about what you receive from others but what you give to them.

The first condition of love is like; No one loves what he doesn’t like, but that state can turn into love. Love to speak kindly and honestly about everything and that’s where love is.

Today is a good day and let us be people who share love with everyone; love that lives life.

“He who loves purity of heart, and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend.”

Proverbs 22:11

Protest To God

“Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use?”

One of the negative attitudes that most people have is a lack of gratitude or never satisfied with what they have or receive. The real manifestation of the attitude of being ungrateful or never satisfied is complaining, grumbling, nagging, and even daring to protest to God. A protest is a statement of disapproval, opposition, or denial. People protest to God because they feel that their living circumstances are not the same as others, or that others are better and more fortunate than them. We feel that God has acted unjustly or favoritorily. Then in my heart came a deep sense of disappointment and bitterness.

Who are we to dare to protest to God? “But who are you, a human being, to talk back to God? “Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it, ‘Why did you make me like this? ‘ Roman 9:20

If we contemplate how great God’s love and grace is in this life, there is no reason for us not to give thanks to Him. Whatever we are made of, our hearts should still be overflowing with thanksgiving, because God knows what is best for our lives. If we are given material abundance, but our physical bodies are always sick, we are likely to complain and protest to God. Money, wealth, rank, and all the comforts that exist are not a guarantee for a person not to protest to God, but can make his heart move further away from God.

Be thankful for where we are today. Doesn’t the potter have the right to shape the clay according to his heart’s will? Either making furniture for noble purposes or furniture for ordinary purposes. Nagling, grumbling, and protesting against God is not the way out! The best way is to submit completely to God’s will and remain grateful.

“I will have mercy on whom I have mercy,and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”. Roman 9:15

Don’t Look At The Past

Many times we experience events that can cause scarring in the heart. Whether it’s in the form of intimidation, injustice, humiliation, unloved, unnoticed, physical violence, molestation, sexual harassment, or others. As a result, we become heartbroken, soul-broken, or heartbroken.

Did you know that Satan always uses this circumstance to impede progress and prevent believers from experiencing the fulfillment of God’s promises? Please know that Satan always tries to bring up all the bad experiences in the past so that we continue to be haunted by prolonged trauma. As a result we continue to feel guilty, unworthy of coming to Him, and in the end our minds are overwhelmed by negativity.

When a person begins to hurt his heart there will be disappointment, hatred, hurt, bitterness, resentment, depression, discouragement, and finally doubt about God’s power. Therefore, we must change this paradigm. Don’t reflect on your past but on the future. God never sees what your past is like, but the end result of each of our journeys with Him.

The Irony Of Wealth

Humans want to be rich. Even people who are deliberately poor because they see it as wealth.

The first irony is that wealth has no lower limit, let alone an upper limit. A person’s lifestyle does not always reflect his wealth; People with simple looks may be rich people and people who look stunning may be poor people.

The second irony is that wealth depends on feelings. There are people who have no possessions but are always grateful and there are people who are filled with abundant wealth but always feel lacking.

The third irony is that wealth is always inversely proportional to one’s and one’s own expectations of generosity to others; The richer the more generous that is to be expected, but the fact that many people are richer the further away their hearts and lives are from generosity.

The very rich man grieves when his wealth will be given to others because he has no mercy; People who have little wealth but generosity are the richest people in this world.

Those who give to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.

Proverbs 28:27

God’s Plan in Every Season Of Life.

“For everything there is a time, for anything under heaven there is a time.”

The journey of human life on this earth goes through season after season. In every season we are faced with challenge after challenge. There is nothing to fear in every season as long as we always involve God and rely on Him, because in all seasons of this life God has a beautiful plan. So everything that happens and we experience is not accidental.

In this life there is a season to sow and there is a season to reap. When the sowing season comes, the first thing farmers do is loosen the soil, get rid of stones, pebbles, weeds, or anything that can inhibit the growth of a plant seed. Then release the seeds. When releasing seeds for planting, we may feel a sense of loss.

To wait for the seed to grow and bear fruit we must wait patiently, never take shortcuts. “He makes everything beautiful in time.”

The waiting period is a time that is very prone to all temptations. Sometimes we can’t help but tongue to say negative things. Similarly, our ears are often tempted to hear what people are saying, so we become weak and discouraged. If we are able to survive the process, then in the season of reaping our efforts will pay off.

Ladder of life

Like a ladder becomes the basis and purpose of our lives, wanting to move forward towards a hopeful future. Everyone has goals and hopes to be able to move forward to achieve their dreams and goals for their future. It will be very different and contrary to the life of a person who has lost and lost hope.

There are stairs made of iron, of concrete, of stone, of wood, and so on, but not everyone can be careful to climb those stairs. Like the process of everyone going through and going through their own process, whether it has to climb iron stairs, concrete, stone, wood, and so on that will change and shape a person’s character.

We need God’s hand support, we need God’s hand guidance to be able to climb the ladder. If it were not for God always guiding us to hope and the future, we would not be able to. Everyone is precious in God’s eyes.

God never misplaces someone, never misprocesses someone, that the trials we face and go through are to be able to change and protect ourselves so that we can rise up and move forward. Without inviting God we would be fragile, incapable, we would surely fall, because God knows for sure and has put in place the steps of the person whose life depends and asks for His guidance and mercy.

When we are about to climb that ladder and we slip, God’s hand always lifts, holds, and even leads us. His tender love awakens our confidence and enthusiasm that all people are precious in God’s eyes. His pure love makes no distinction between one and the other. As long as we will invite God into our hearts, there is peace, joy, and comfort.

Source Of Life Satisfaction

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: And the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto Him.

(Proverbs 12:14)

Being satiated with kindness means experiencing kindness until satisfied, even at all times that kindness becomes a source of enthusiasm for him to do everything.

That kindness is the fruit of words. He who says goodness will have his soul satisfied; real satisfaction.

Bad words only cause damage and it can bring momentary pleasure but basically it will only make life barren every day.

Life satisfaction also comes from the recompense of the hand deeds he does. People who do good deeds will be satisfied even though they are opposed and even resisted by others.Good words and deeds should always go hand in hand. Sweet mouth but rotten heart is an attitude and way of life that will give birth to hypocritical acts and that is a poison that is harmful to every person.

Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
(Psalm 34:14)