to everything there is a season...

There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven—

A time to give birth and a time to die;

A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.

A time to kill and a time to heal;

A time to tear down and a time to build up.

A time to weep and a time to laugh;

A time to mourn and a time to dance.

A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;

A time to embrace and a time to shun embracing.

A time to search and a time to give up as lost;

A time to keep and a time to throw away.

A time to tear apart and a time to sew together;

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}

Sometimes we don't understand what God is doing.  Sometimes life doesn't make sense.  Why, God? Why did you take that away?

Have you ever felt this way?  Take comfort, my friend!  To everything there is a season- perhaps it is not the time for whatever it is that God has closed the door on- or taken away.

He knows the number of hairs upon your head- He would never want His child to be in undue pain or distress.  Trust that God knows the times and seasons- and that He has an ultimate plan in which He will be glorified.  

Have a wonderful day, my friends!