From many of these devotional entries, I have been feeling pulled toward time for quiet contemplation, being still with the Lord, listening to the Spirit.
The past couple of entries, though, make me feel spurred into action.
I’m thinking that my actions will be better suited to God’s desires if I contemplate with Him first.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 comes to mind:
To every thing there is a season,
and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
A time to be born, a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
A time to rend, and a time to sew;
a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate;
A time of war, and a time of peace.
As with so many areas of life, there needs to be a balance. Wisdom and the Spirit can tell us for what kind of time this is.
I do remember a neighbor's peacock and it was 500 yards away, but still annoying! Are we to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted? I have trouble being an annoying peacock!