There's a logic in the universe and nothing can be done to reverse it. The natural way of things is to progress and to get to the next season; there's always a progression and there's always a next season.
But we, the adults, are so busy with just making life happen - holding on to the job, pressing on that career, taking care of our families, volunteering in the community - so we become too tired to make sense of what's happening in our lives.
And when we finally have some time, we make 'pity phone calls', we organize 'pity dinners' or we even throw 'pity parties' - this is our recreation time: to complain and talk about what is wrong in our lives. Complaining has become such a socially accepted behavior that no one seems to bother to analyze and realize what complaining ever accomplished, how many golden medals it won and how many genius ideas it inspired.
But likely for us, it takes the life out of us to finally understand that complaining has never brought any good results. Complaining only instantly dismisses the blessings of your life. Complaining only looks at what you are lacking and describes you as a failure.
And you simply can't start with the negative and hope for the positive (result).
We forget that we are not all grown, but we are growing. We forget that it is not about the destiny, but about the journey. When we finally reach that goal that we have worked for, it is funny how quickly we become obsessed with the next goal and we never ever take time to be content with what we have. We are not enjoying our season, but always hunting for something that's too far to reach right now.
But just by passing through life like everyone else, I have realized that life comes in seasons. We are all at different seasons in life. It is funny, but when we hang out with people, we are instantly and unconsciously drawn to compare our life with theirs. We sometimes want to be in their seasons and have what they have. It is funny but we never want the whole package, only those accomplishments that are sparkling trendy or hot. We surprise ourselves wanting her husband and her career, her shoes and maybe her bag.
But comparing your season with your friends' season you robbing yourself of the season you are in. By not appreciating the season you are in, you disqualify it and you annihilate it. You are only robbing yourself of the blessings that your season might bring.
You need to be where you are. You need to appreciate the season you are in. Focusing on your here will get you to your there. Doing the work that God trusted you with right now will open the door for the work that God has in store for you tomorrow. I don't know if God will give you tomorrow what you are praying for today, but I know that God will bless the great work you are doing now. He might now give you the same he gave to your friend. God has a great, creative mind and loves blessing each child of Him individually, He will bless you in a personal way that will set you apart from all the rest of the crowd. He will bless you according to the good plans that He had in mind your YOU. So stop expecting God to perform the same miracles that He did for your friend; instead, be obedient where you are and open to God's unique blessing for YOU. There's not a question of IF but there's only a matter of WHEN.
The most important think I have learnt in my life is to enjoy and make the best of my season. There was a time when I thought that my calling was to live in 'this' beautiful, scenic country and therefore I made every effort to accomplish my dream. I made the mistake of thinking that if God gave me the vision and the heart for this dream, then it was my responsibility to make it happen. Needless to say, it did not work. Every strategy I took collapsed and I failed on every level. Then I did the only thing that was left: I surrendered to God, I prayed and acknowledged my failure and asked for His intervention at His perfect time. I finally understood that it was not the season to get my dream. So I gave it up and prayed God for opening a door that I might walk in. ANY door He fancied. The Holy Spirit led me to the British land where I spent the best four years of my life. Looking back, I know that those where the best years of my life, but back there, I tended to complain like everyone else did: it was hard to get integrated into a country I did not know, it was hard to go back to school and do it all by myself, it was hard to work ten hours/day and commute another two. It was hard!! But when I understood that I had been granted a British season, I worked hard on it. It was hard to depend on God for everything, I had to learn to be wise with my resources, I had to learn to be responsible and focused on my school and then on my job. But step after step, God provided and blessed me even more, with a graduation paper and a job and then a better job. I grew like a fig tree by the water in that soil and environment and I recognized the season I was in and the blessings I was experiencing. That was my training for the season to come.
After all that training, God has finally granted me the things I have prayed for years. And I am happy and I have understood even more the importance of enjoying every season and making the best of it. Your next season depends on what you are doing right now in this season. Just because I chose God's way and surrendered my dream and took the door that was opening in front of me, I honored God by trusting Him with my dream. Four years later, right now, I am living in that country I was dreaming of, I have the husband I prayed for and I am in another season. The country and man that God gave me are much better than I could ever choose by myself. And also, there's a peace and an assurance knowing that it all came from God...cause when God gives you something, it is for eternity and not for a moment.
There's a reason in your season. Look for God's presence and He will tell you what to do. Do not feed your emotions but turn your emotions into prayers and pour them to God -tell God your fears about tomorrow, He will reveal to you the good intentions and plans that He already had prepared for you. The big bright future that's for you starts with today: working hard on what you were entrusted with right now, meeting the needs around you.
As God says:
1 You're blessed when you stay on course, walking steadily on the road revealed by God. 2 You're blessed when you follow his
164 Seven times each day I stop and shout praises for the way you keep everything running right. 165 For those who love what you reveal, everything fits - no stumbling around in the dark for them. 166 I wait expectantly for your salvation; God, I do what you tell me. (MSG Psalm 119)
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