A Time for Everything

"For everything there is a season,
a time 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 build up.
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 tear and a time to mend.
A time to be quiet and a time to speak.
A time to love and a time to hate.
A time for war and a time for peace."
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Skipping to verse 10 and 11
"I have seen the burden God has placed on us all.  Yet 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."

Looking over these verses, it's hard for me to pick out what the time for me is. I think its safe to say it's always a time to love and hate, and being a woman I think it's always a time to speak. Hence the creation of this blog.  And if I had any stones I'm not sure that I would be scattering them, they might get thrown instead.
I really do love the whole book of Ecclesiastes, it's about being human, and trying to figure out what it is we are to do in our lives, where are we suppose to go and why.  Solomon was a wise man, I could read this book a million times over and come away with a different perspective each time. Amazing.
Personal turmoil, whether one has a relationship with Jesus or not, always makes us take a step back and evaluate our lives. Questions always come when we do that.  Why did this happen? Have I wasted my time? What am I suppose to do now? I say read Ecclesiastes, you just might discover some answers.
I know that God has plans for me, it says it in Jeremiah 29:11. God wants us to prosper, His plans are for good.  When we can't possibly find any good in what has just happened, God can. He knows everything.
I choose to trust Him, wholeheartedly. I know that wont be easy, it never is. I will give it my best shot and see where I am on the other side when all is said and done.
There are personal changes in the making, plans that God is revealing to me and preperations being made so that these plans can be carried out. Its all a bit exciting to think about, and some what scary at the same time. Have you ever thought of doing something or an event happening in your life but you can't really see it happening at all, then some things you can? For me, its the crazy things I see coming to fruition. A missions trip to Haiti, definitely see that in the works for the not so distant future. Marriage, I can't even fathom that thought. Once again, God has a plan. Putting my selfish human side aside and letting His plan unfold and become the wonderful blessing that He has in store is the struggle. I know I'm not alone in that struggle, and with God's grace and mercy, I can overcome it.
More children? Who knows what God will do in Haiti. Like it says in verses 10 and 11, we can't see all God has planned out, but it is beautiful, in its own time.