There is a
time for everything

College,
the world race,
working

And a season
for every activity under heaven

Children’s
ministry, youth groups, sports, Spanish school,
hospitals,
care points

A time to be
born

Into the
life God has for me

And a time to
die

To “my”
rights, “my” opinion, “my” desires

A time to
plant

Seeds in
the hearts of the people as God directs

And a time to
uproot

The plans
of the enemy

A time kill

Mosquitoes,
spiders, and cockroaches

And a time to
heal

Hurting
backs, headaches,
and
broken
hearts

A time to tear
down

Walls I’ve
had around my hear
t

And a time to
build

Walls of
protection around my new family

A time to weep

On the
shoulders of others, with others, and for others

And a time to
laugh

So hard
that your sides hurt, so much that you can’t breathe

A
time to mour
n

And wail
when you or others are hurting

And a time to
dance

With kids
in the orphanage of Cambodia, with Mages and GoGos in Swaziland
church,
and with the squad in costa rica

A time to
scatter stones

As we help
build roads and level ground

And a time to
gather them

To
help build walls or clean up a
n
area

A time to
embrace

An orphan,
a hurting sister, a new brother in Christ

And a time to
refrain

When they
“just want to be alone”

A time to
search

For
the ministry God has for me, for the place he wants me right now,
for
the person He wants me to talk to

And a time to
give up

All
the comforts of home like internet and a
closet
and personal space

A time to keep

Pressing in
to God and what He has for me

And a time to
throw away

Extra sets
of clothes and extra baggage I’ve been carrying around for years

A time to tear

Away from
bad relationships

And a time to
mend

Pants and
purses and backpacks

A time to be
silent

And sit and
listen to God and be loved by Him

And a time to
speak

Praises to
His Name and tell of the wonderful things He’s done

A time to love

Everyone
everywhere at every time

And a time to
hate

Evil and Satan’s strongholds

A time for war

Against
powers and principalities

And a time for
peace

In the
hearts of all the people God has sent us to

…He
has made everything beautiful in its time
!

(Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, 11)