Springtime is a time to be born. It is invigorating. This is the season of newness. It is filled with potential. There is energy and enthusiasm in abundance. This is many people’s favorite season. Winter, on the other hand, is a time to die. People, projects, and plans come to an end. This may be people’s least favorite season. Nevertheless, Scripture indicates that dying is just as much a part of God’s plan for our life as is birth. In fact, we often cannot experience new life if certain aspects of our life have not died. We must let go of the old so we can bring in the new.
There are times in our lives when we must plant, and other times we should pluck. It is crucial that we know which of those seasons we are in at the moment! Some people want a harvest, but they have not properly sown. They face the sometimes, bitter truth that we reap what we sow.
As life flows in seasons, we find ourselves at different times, doing opposite activities. Sometimes it is absolutely appropriate to be bringing new projects to birth. At other times it is equally important to shut activities down. Life is not meant to always be the same. In fact, don’t be surprised if your life contains a bundle of opposites. What you are doing today might be the opposite of what you were doing a year or two ago. Don’t be alarmed. You may simply have shifted to a new season of life.