A time for everything

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven;
a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
a time to tear and a time to mend,
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.
What does the worker gain from from his toil?
I have seen the burden God has laid on men.
He has made everything beautiful in His time.
He has also set eternity in the hearts of men;
yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-11

Yet another verse that I keep dear to my heart is from 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 that encourage all of us to be joyful always, to pray continually and give thanks in ALL circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

God's plans for us is always one that is for us and not against us. It's always one that has the intention to love us. I hold fast to the promise that as long as I continue to choose to be joyful always, to pray and to give thanks in all circumstances, God is with me. He didn't promise us smooth lives but He did promise us His presence.

Like the prayer of Moses, "Lord if your presence doesn't come with me, I will not go. So Lord, lead. I submit."