A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

There is a time for everything, 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 harvest.
A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to rebuild.
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 lose. 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 up.
A time to love and a time to hate. A time to war and a time to peace.

What do people really get for all their hard work? I have thought about this in connection with the various kinds of work God has given people to do. God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God's work from beginning to end. So I concluded that there is nothing better for people then to be happy and to enjoy themselves as long as they can. And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God.

And I know that whatever God does is final. Nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God's purpose in this is that people should fear him. Whatever exists today and whatever will exist in the future has already existed in the past. For God calls each event back in its turn.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 (Life Recovery Bible)

This is one of my favorite passages. In reading it in the Life Recovery Bible, and reading the study notes, I really grasped it's true meaning.

God has given us all a purpose in life. It's not just about the beginning or the end, but everything in between. They phrase it as "A well orchestrated symphony for which God has written the music".

Our Goal should be to seek God's plan for our life and follow that plan. But instead of "desperately" seeking the meaning of life, we should "responsibly" enjoy what God has given us!
In the passage, the writer (teacher) tries to relay to us that we should spend less time and energy trying to make sense of everything and more time enjoying life, but understand that God is in total Control. Likewise, we should show him respect for what he has provided us.

God,

Help me to live each day in your word and to come to the understanding of what your plan for my life is!

Father I praise you for every aspect of my life, both good and bad. For through all these experiences it has made me who I am today. I know that you will use my past to help me and those around me in the future! For you turn all things to good. No matter how little or how much I have, it is all yours! I pray that I can be a living proof of your love so that others can come to know you!

Your daughter,
Beth