Friends, family and I frequently keep in touch via private messages. They cite verses and write encouraging words that uplift the soul, making me raise my hands up to the Lord to thank Him for this grace.
But somewhere in the beginning, middle, or end of their message is a question: "How are you?"
Now, that is difficult—extremely difficult—to answer, even for someone like me who eats words for breakfast, lunch, and supper (including snack hours while we’re bolted in our homes with 24/7 flexi-time).
It’s like asking, "Which comes first—the chicken or the egg?" Or, "How many stars are there in the sky?" You simply don’t know where to start.
How does one reply? There is an emoji that says it all.
It’s the one image that I have kept using again and again when I comment on posts on social media. I think it encompasses all the feelings piled up inside of me.
And yet, I understand and truly believe that this season is temporary. In Ecclesiastes 3:1, 4 and 7 (NLT), we read:
“For everything there is a season,
a time for every activity under heaven.
“A time to cry and a time to laugh.
A time to grieve and a time to dance.
“A time to tear and a time to mend.
A time to be quiet and a time to speak.”
After this season of crying, grieving, tearing, and musing . . . the season for laughing, dancing, mending, and speaking will come, in God's perfect time.
2 comments:
The season for laughing and dancing and continuous praise and worship will soon be upon us. Marantha, Lord!
Soon, very soon, Yay.
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