Seasons

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life,  and have it to the full. - John 10:10 NIV I am so full.  Full of cupcakes? Yes. Full of mashed potatoes? Yes, those also. (I just ate a ton of food today at a training thing for my church, and I may have overeaten a little, okay?) I am filled with delicious treats but I'm also experiencing this intense feeling of "fullness" in life in general today, so I thought I'd take a moment to capture some of these thoughts and feelings. Because yes, I am so full. And at the same time, I am also single.  *record scratches* WHAT?! That's right, folks. I am full and I am single. I may be currently lacking in the life-partner department but overflowing in just about every other part of my life because my God is a GOOD Father who longs to be gracious to me . He is blessing me left and right.  Will I face hardships? Absolutely. Will I always feel like I'm walking on rain...

There is a time  for everything,      and a season for every activity under the heavens. -Ecclesiastes 3:1 I think to some people, this verse is comforting. "A time for everything" seems nice. It can be sweet to think about how there's this "right time" for... well... just about anything! It makes waiting for good things easier and it helps us look toward sunnier skies when things are hard.  I, however, have been pretty frustrated by the season I'm in currently. What do you do when you recognize that there are times and seasons and you just flat out don't want to be in the season you're in? Knowing there are seasons doesn't give us control over how long they last. The duration of the seasons is far out of our hands. And this, my friends, is where gets hard. My current season is singleness. I just got out of a long relationship and that season of my life has been over for about two months now. I'm in a new season... one where I d...