“God has made everything beautiful for its own time” Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NLT)

The life in which we live can be full of ups and downs. At any given point, it can be filled with contrast. Some moments we go through valleys, while other moments we are climbing over mountains. We go through successes, and we go through failures. We have wins, and we have losses. In the reality of weather, there are four seasons. But in your life, there are dozens of different seasons. And every season of life includes both good and bad times.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 gives us a representation of different life experiences: “For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest. A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to build up. A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance. A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones. A time to embrace and a time to turn away. A time to search and a time to quit searching. A time to keep and a time to throw away. A time to tear and a time to mend. A time to be quiet and a time to speak. A time to love and a time to hate. A time for war and a time for peace” (NLT).

I just want to submit that life can be a combination of contrasting seasons.

But here is also a true reality, all sunshine and no rain make a desert!!! Contrasting seasons brings about balance to your life!!! 

When you are following God’s will, seeking to live your life according to the way God wants you to live, you will eventually see that contrasting experiences can have purpose and value in your life. There’s a time and season for everything. But everything will not always beautiful. Sickness and illnesses are not beautiful. War is not beautiful, etc. The Bible says in Ecclesiastes 3:11: “God has made everything beautiful for its own time” (NIV). God can take even the bad things in the proper season, turn them around, and use them for good in the way He intends. You may be going through a season right now that is not beautiful. Your finances look ugly. Your health looks ugly. Your marriage, family, or a friendship looks ugly. Your future looks ugly. The future of our Country’s moral is ugly. But God can make something good out of all of it when you trust Him.