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Cast Away

Ecclesiastes 3:5 & 6
"5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;"

As things change we have to recognize that God's hand is at work making things CHANGE. We are faced with different SEASONS and TIME is always changing. This is by God's design. We need to find our purpose in God's plan. God's CHANGE. 

Each season has it's own character. Each has activities unique to that time of year. Enjoy them all.
Life has it's seasons, enjoy them too. Times of changing relationships, situations, circumstances. It's a lot about feelings. Where ever you are the feelings can match situation or be in contrast. We can be in multiple seasons at once. Life is complicated. Our challenge is to find our purpose in God's plan. God's CHANGE. 

Each time and season comes with a counter experience. We want to strive to be on the Godly side of the experience; building up, laughing and dancing. We will NOT be able to always do that and with great discipline and humility we can learn to thank GOD and praise GOD for the blessings in all our experiences. 

Today's verses make the point; "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;" You will win some and lose some. This is the nature of life. Seasons can be good, challenging or bad. Then can creep up on you slowly and others happen all the sudden. Aging happens over time wrinkles appear and grey hairs multiply until that is all that is there. One day IT'S there and the next day IT'S gone. Changes comes. Constantly. When one thing ends another begins.  

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