Comforting Words

Ecclesiastes 3:1 TO EVERYTHING there is a season, and a time for every matter or purpose under heaven:

It was Solomon and not the Byrds that first brought these words to us, but I’m so glad they sang them because it’s what hit my mind this morning as I was driving Owen to school. “To everything, turn! turn! turn! There is a season, turn! turn! turn! and a time for every purpose under heaven.”

As I’m singing and imagining the harmony along with it, I was struck by the wonder of these words. So often I feel like there just isn’t enough time for everything. I don’t have time to do A because B and C are more important, and D is just ridiculous because E is a requirement from Owen’s school, and F is not urgent but it will have to be done sometime because if I don’t do it G will never happen. And though H has to be done for survival purposes, I can’t do it without doing A.

You know what I’m talking about.

I realized that these words have to be true because…they’re in the Bible. And I happen to be one of those people who believes the Bible is chock full of truth and nothing else. Some people would say inerrant. And if these words are true then there really is “a time for every purpose under heaven.” Now that doesn’t mean I have time to do everything, but it does mean there will be a time for everything, and I really like that. I think sometimes I get stressed because I feel like I’m going to miss something or neglect something or really blow it because I didn’t assign the time for something. The truth is, God has already assigned the time for things and my job is to fall in line with His assignments. If I’ve blown it, it’s probably because I made the appointment and He didn’t.

Anyway…maybe I’m the only one who finds this helpful, but it really made me feel good this morning. I am not running out of time, I’m just running through it. There will be more time tomorrow and the next day unless of course the rapture happens, in which case I’ll be leaving my list behind for someone else to check off.