Passing of the Seasons

~~ Psalm 139:7-8 (NIV) ~~  Where can I go from your Spirit?  Where can I flee from your presence?  If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.

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Lilacs in the Spring Time - Photo by Carley Cooper. All Rights Reserved

by Carley Cooper

Ever have one of those seasons in your life when you feel lost?  I mean it’s like you’re separated from God?  That’s where I am right now.  I’ve been there for a while.  I don’t like this feeling.  It’s very cold. 

Why Do I Feel This Way?

Maybe it’s all the changes that are happening in my life right now.  I’m moving soon... into a basement apartment... in the house where my parents will also live.  Is that too close for comfort?

My Bipolar Disorder is stable, and has been for the past couple of months.  It’s a new experience really, but that’s a blog all on its own.

I’ve also finished my book.  Well, there’s still editing and publishing, but I’ve come as far as I can on this project alone.  That’s what’s been keeping me so busy lately; why I haven’t published many posts on here in the last couple of months.

Is that my problem?  I’m feeling lost without my focus being on my book?  Maybe it’s something else.  What?  I’m not sure. 

The Seasons Will Pass

I remember telling Pastor once that all the sermons at our church seemed to be about me.  He said “that’s because you’re open to the Holy Spirit’s message.”  Now, I’m not feeling that so much.  Does that mean that I’m not so open anymore?  Is it normal to have seasons in your life like these?  Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8 (NIV) says

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.”

God Knows Where You Are

Then, I read Psalm 139:7-10 (NIV)

Where can I go from your Spirit?  Where can I flee from your presence?  If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.  If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.

What I’ve come to realize is that God is never lost.  If I’m feeling separated from Him, then it’s me that’s lost.  So, yes, this too shall pass. 

Let’s Pray

 ~~ Dear God ~~ Wonderful, loving Father.  So often my attention is not focused on You, but instead on other things.  Thank You for never leaving me.  Thank You for the seasons in my life that teach me so much.  Please help me feel closer to You in everything that I say and do.  In Jesus name, AMEN.

Now It’s Your Turn

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