To Every Thing There Is a Season.

Ecclesiastes 3

To everything 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.

Bottom line ?

You are going to experience the valleys and the peaks of life.. we all do..normally at very different times to those close to us.. the temptation always exists to compare our status quo to others ..

however..if we accept this principal, it lends new perspective to lifes ups and downs..

One's first inclination is to apply this as a message of hope in times of trial.. it helps us realise that "This too shall pass" , that we can press on and look forward, because one thing is certain, life is fluid..it changes continually..and the odds are good that if you hold out long enough the good times are going to come rolling in..as unlikely as it may seem

.. .paradoxically though the insight in this passage can also help us to cherish the good times in the knowledge that they too are transitory..we should ask ourselves how long we will have the blessings today brings - however small or big - do we even take the time to count them.......because in truth....more often than not we dont appreciate what we had until we've lost it..