Tuesday, November 6, 2007

I LOVE Summer. Hot is wonderful for me. So it goes without saying that we are leaving my favorite time of year and entering into my lest favorite time of year. WINTER. However, we know the seasons will come and go as long as the earth exists. [Genesis 8:22.] There are many kinds of seasons in life. Life is about constant, predictable patterns of change.


· Baby - Toddler - Adolescent -Teenager - Young Man, etc.
· Single - Married - Family - Empty Nest - Single
· Elementary – High School – College – Career
· Career changes · Spiritual Life is a Cycle of Growth (Colossians 1:9-10)

So what are some things to remember when we face the Seasons of life:
1. We must learn to experience the changing of life's cycles.
2. We must make a constant and conscious effort to improve ourselves in the face of changing Seasons.
3. We need to maintain the correct attitude in the face of the seasons.
4. We basically choose the outcome of US in any kind of season. (Notice I didn’t say the outcome of the situation – although we do, )
5. Ultimately our ATTITUDE DETERMINES OUR CHOICE AND OUR CHOICES DETERMINES RESULTS.

There are lessons to learn during each seasons. Since we are in fall let, me give you a couple of things to think about.

FALL Lessons to Remember

  • Learn how to reap without apology or excuse if you have done well and without complaint if you have not. Galatians 6:7 NASB Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.

  • We must remember that in all areas of the human existence, what we put into this world, we get back from it. It is nature's way of evening the score.
  • So regardless of the results, take full responsibility for your crop. One of the highest forms of human maturity is accepting full responsibility for our lives.

  • Which brings me back to the beginning of our discussion. We must remember that life is constantly recycling itself
Galatians 6:7-9 MSG Don't be misled: No one makes a fool of God. What a person plants, he will harvest. The person who plants selfishness, ignoring the needs of others--ignoring God!-- v8 harvests a crop of weeds. All he'll have to show for his life is weeds! But the one who plants in response to God, letting God's Spirit do the growth work in him, harvests a crop of real life, eternal life. v9 So let's not allow ourselves to get fatigued doing good. At the right time we will harvest a good crop if we don't give up, or quit.

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