“For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.” -Ecclesiastes 3:1 NLT

CHARACTERISTICS OF SEASONS

• Seasons Do Not Have a Timestamp.

• Seasons are Not The Same

• Comparison: A Human Danger in Seasons

• God Is Always Faithful In Every Season

FINDING JOY IN A SEASON OF DIFFICULTY

• Joy is Not Determined by Circumstances

“We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.” -Romans 5:1-5 NLT

• Trust God in the Wait

“He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.” -Ecclesiastes 3:11 NLT

“Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.” -Colossians 3:2-4 NLT

• Depend Upon God for All Things

“And I know that whatever God does is final. Nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God’s purpose is that people should fear him.” -Ecclesiastes 3:14 NLT

“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is man’s all.” -Ecclesiastes 12:13 NKJV