What time is it?

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break 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 cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace,” Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, KJV.

There is a season for everything, a time for certain things to occur in our lives. It is no mistake that we live in this era, a time where freedom is enjoyed, a time where signs aren’t marked coloreds and whites, a time where prayer is taken out of schools, a time where freedom of religion is confused with acceptance of other religions, a time where faith in God and Jesus Christ is merged with the tolerance of Muhammad and Buddha. What time is it?

Many messages are delivered saying that this is your time to prosper, your time to get that job, or your time to get married. But is it everybody’s time? If you never had a down season, how would you appreciate the up season? If you never experienced the death of a loved one, how would you ever learn how to let go or even understand what that means? If you never had anything removed from your path, how would you know how to avoid greater pitfalls when they arose? If you never experienced the pain of crying, how would you know the pure essence of laughing? If you never kept silent, how would you be able to listen to others? If bad relationships never ended, how could you move on to build a good one?

It is not always everybody’s time to experience everything. There is a process that takes place. Think about it, if your parents expected you to go out and support yourself at two years old, you could not do it. It does not mean that you won’t be able to one day; it’s just not your time…yet. Just as we learn how to speak, walk, and use the restroom by ourselves, we must be taught by God in our spiritual walk. We are here for a time, each at different points on this journey called life.

There is a reason why we are in existence today, right now. There is a reason why Grandma and Granddaddy lived when they did. Their purposes were their own, now what are ours? And when we discover what that is, what are we going to do with the knowledge? Having the information without application produces a fruitless effort. Having a Bible on the shelf or on your nightstand means nothing if you never open and read the contents. And when reading, it still means nothing if you don’t hear the voice of God. “So faith comes by hearing [what is told], and what is heard comes by the preaching [of the message that came from the lips] of Christ (the Messiah Himself),” Romans 10:17, AMP. What time is it?

Is it time to sit back and rest? It is for somebody. Is it time to start a business? It is for someone. Is it time to search and seek God? It is for everybody. The only thing that I know in which has no particular season. In seeking Him, we find what He will have for us to do.

Additional Reference: John 7:6-8 (Jesus even displayed the importance of timing, shouldn’t we?)