Life is filled with opposite! It seems obvious that there are times that require healing, but a time to kill? Of course, before you do something foolish, we should take note that the writer did not say, “A time to commit murder . . .” This was written to an agrarian society. People raised animals and offered sacrifices to God at the temple. They were used to killing livestock.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, killing animals was certainly not as pleasant as helping them to be born! Newness is exciting. Bringing something to an end is much more sobering. Yet both are necessary for a healthy life.<\/p>\n
Beginning new programs at work or at church can be exhilarating. Bringing them to a close does not possess the same charm. People are generally glad when something is born. There are inevitable questions when something is put to death.<\/p>\n
There are also times to break things down, and other times to build them up. Again, some activities are more enjoyable, and more widely praised, than others. As a result, we tend to drift toward those actions that we enjoy and avoid activities we find unpleasant. Yet we can\u2019t afford to be one-dimensional leaders. We must be prepared to do whatever our particular season calls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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