The photo for this print was taken by my husband and made even more incredible by our daughter, Elle (Lauren), a digital artist extraordinaire. It is a Texas wildflower in bloom, the Antelope Horn.
Ecclesiastes 3 is one of my favorite Bible passages. It begins with a famous verse,
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven....
and it goes on to list almost every important activity that's undertaken in this world. It's the scripture that every mother clings to as she cleans up the umpteenth spill or separates two bickering children. "Lord, please get me through this season of life..."
But I love what this passage goes on to say. Take verse 11:
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
Would you spend a few minutes to think about it with me?
He has made everything beautiful in its time...even in the midst of a heavy, hard situation, there is beauty to be found somewhere. I know that some of our Company Girls are walking on some very difficult paths right now. No one would ever choose illness, or divorce, or loss, but sometimes we find ourselves in the middle of a life experience that defies understanding. There are no easy answers. This verse reminds us to look for what God is doing: watch for how He will undertake for you, provide for you, comfort you, strengthen you. He is there, working.
He has also set eternity in the hearts of men...He's placed a searching desire to know God within our heart. It's as real as the blood that pumps through it and the soul that surrounds it. We can't escape it, we can't forget it and we can't ignore it. God beckons us and calls us to Him. Can you hear Him?
We cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end...but He can see the whole spectrum of eternity and knows just where we are. I can't count how many times we've experienced something and then realized how God had orchestrated things long beforehand. You can follow a string of "strange coincidences" and see that He was involved all along, and it strengthens your faith to know that He hasn't forgotten you.
With Mother's Day approaching, I've been thinking a lot about my journey as a Mom. This scripture has been a wonderful source of comfort and help as I've wandered through both the desolate, lonely times and the wonderful times of great joy. Motherhood has had plenty of each...and everything in between.
Today's Small Thing is to print Ecclesiastes 3:11 and post it up somewhere you can see it. I put mine on my refrigerator so I can think about it many times each day. Use it throughout the month to remind you that God is watching over you and will make everything beautiful in the right time.
POINTS: 40 for printing and posting May's verse
Let us know: what beauty are you finding in your life right now?
