Focus on Youth_Everything Has Its Season_By Joshua Maponga

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EVERYTHING HAS ITS SEASON Since I was a child, I have been taught that to everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8). Later on I have been encouraged to be like the children of Issachar who not only knew times and seasons but also what ought to be done. The heads of them were 200 men who had all the brethren under their command! (1 Chronicles 12:32) There is a time and purpose for everything we do. Everything in life has a cause and effect. There is a reason or a motive for everything that we say and do. I also believe that God puts you through a series of tests to see whether or not you can endure that obstacle. It is up to you whether you can go through the obstacles with your head held high or waver in disbelief. Whatever you do during that tribulation and how you react after that tribulation affects your soul and your lifeline. One thing that we can be sure of in life is that everyone has a time to live and everyone has a time to die. This is the cycle of life. Everyone goes through there obstacles in life. There is a time of love, a time to hate, a time of war, and a time of peace. There is a time to cast away and a time to gather together. But most importantly, there is a time to speak and a time to keep silence. In the stillness and silence, you are allowed to hear listen objectively because there is peace even in the silence. So as you go through your obstacles, people will try to bring you down. As you go through your obstacles, stones will be thrown at you. As you go through your obstacles, people will talk about behind your back or maybe to your face. As you go through your obstacles, people will say things that try to bring you down or make they feel better. As you go through your obstacles, you may stumble. As you go through your obstacles, you may fall. But once you stand, get through your obstacles; you will understand the stones that were cast at you. You will remember the people who talked about you or maybe to your face. You will remember yourself stumbling and how it felt to pick yourself back up. You will remember that God was right there all along. You will remember the battle made you stronger, tougher and ready for anything! Most importantly, when people try to bring you down, you will smile to yourself and think that today may be your time to get through your obstacles. However, tomorrow will be the time when you have gotten through your obstacles. Everything has a season. It is how you deal with that particular season that will show your true character, your true self, and your true soul. There are only two people that you get your grade and commendation from - You and the Lord!