There is time for everything, and life has a way of finding its own rhythm. God who created the time allows the seasons of life to play out His divine plan in a person's life. Just as he allows the time to take its own course of action in fulfilling his divine plans, he even allows the finite human beings to choose the course of action during the allotted time in this life. The nature of human beings is such that because we have this choice, we want to set our own clock, fix our own course of action and decide our own season without giving heed to the one who controls all. Because of this choice, life becomes a struggle when we give too much importance to the finite human will. A human being is free but not all powerful, s/he can only choose how s/he reacts to the seasons and rhythms of life, but s/he cannot change them. S/He can either choose to rejoice at the beauty of the fall season or be resentful of the falling leaves; s/he can either choose to dance with the rhythms of life or refuse to buzz, but s/he can change neither the season nor the rhythm of life. What happens outside of a person is not in one's control, but to some extent a person is in control of what happens inside of him/her.
The one who controls the external world of a human being is God who, if needed, can change the seasons and the rhythms of life in order to bring out his perfect plan. Once we surrender our lives to this God, life no longer becomes a struggle; we don't have to fight the seasons of life and dance against the rhythms. A life that is surrendered to God becomes a tapestry decorated with many seasons; it becomes a song sung by all creation to the praise of the glory of God. We can rejoice in every season and dance with every move God brings our way. As the fall season comes to an end in 2013, we can rejoice in its beauty and look forward to the challenges of the winter knowing that the God who brings winter is also the God who brings a Spring!
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