Monthly Newsletter
May 2026
There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1
So how many of us have our A.C. running? How many times have we turned the A.C. off and the heat back on and then go back to A.C. and back to heat and so on? Just 3 short months ago we had about a foot of snow that was already on top of ice. Man, the seasons change in North Carolina. You have probably heard me say that in reference to the song “Great is Thy Faithfulness”, that when the author wrote, “summer and winter and springtime and harvest” he was talking about one week in North Carolina.
Ultimately, this isn’t about our crazy N.C. weather nor is it about the temperatures. I bring this up because the Bible speaks of life as having seasons. Some cold and seemingly unending and others bright and full of joy. Some of rest and refreshment and others of monotonous and tedious toil. However, you and I are never to be people who are in one season always longing for another. We are to thrive in the season of life that God has us in. Whether that season has to do with age, ability, family dynamics, success or otherwise, we are to thrive in every season of life.
We first need to spend time identifying what season we are in. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 defines many of these seasons. Beginning or end, sowing or reaping, killing sin or healing wounds, tearing down or building, weeping or laughing, sorrow or joy, offensive or defensive, embracing or shunning, persistence or moving on, keeping or tossing, ripping or mending, being silent or speaking, loving or hating, and fighting or making peace! There are probably so many more seasons of life that are not even mentioned. Where are you?
After we have discerned our season we next need to seek the Lord and ask Him how we can be useful and productive to Him in the midst of it. This is tough because if you are in a less than preferable season of life you may think there is no benefit there. Also, if you are in a favorable season of life you may be too distracted with the joy that you forget to use it for Jesus. Verses 9-10 speak of this. We are to seek the profit of this season, whatever it is. So to those who are in a hard season of life, let me encourage you. God can use even this for His glory and your good if you will but trust and obey. And to those who are in a great season of life, focus on the Giver of all good gifts and not just the gifts.
The next thing we need to do is ask ourselves about the Priority of God in this season of life. Verse 10 has a great statement that God has, “set eternity in their hearts.” Did you ever hear the phrase, “God-sized hole”? This is where it came from. God has made us and the seasons of life to remind us of our absolute need of Him in every moment. He is the one who brings true beauty to the bright days and He is the One who brings true comfort in the difficult ones.
The last thing we need to do in every season is commit to living life in an intentional way. Ecclesiastes 3:11-15 reminds us not to let life pass us by because God is doing amazing things in and through us in every season of life! Don’t wait for tomorrow to get serious about God. Do it today. Don’t wait till you’re more satisfied to be sacrificial. Do it now. Don’t wait to see the whole staircase before you step out in faith. Do it now. Don’t wait until you have it all figured out or life gets easier. Live this moment and this season for Jesus.
What season are we in as a church? I see us in a cultivating and planting season. We are making commitments, decisions, investments, and steps that will define our future service for the kingdom. All the while we are seeking to be faithful NOW with what God has for us. When the Lord gives us opportunities we can’t tell Him to wait because we aren’t ready or we aren’t certain. We are given those things because we will depend on Him and not ourselves.
Great is Thy Faithfulness Lord unto me
Pretty soon, the kids will get out of school and summer will be here. We all look forward to those times. The reality is that Jesus makes every season Beautiful! May the Lord find us faithful NOW in whatever season we are in.
Your Fellow Follower of Jesus,
Pastor Brandon
Ecclesiastes 3:1
So how many of us have our A.C. running? How many times have we turned the A.C. off and the heat back on and then go back to A.C. and back to heat and so on? Just 3 short months ago we had about a foot of snow that was already on top of ice. Man, the seasons change in North Carolina. You have probably heard me say that in reference to the song “Great is Thy Faithfulness”, that when the author wrote, “summer and winter and springtime and harvest” he was talking about one week in North Carolina.
Ultimately, this isn’t about our crazy N.C. weather nor is it about the temperatures. I bring this up because the Bible speaks of life as having seasons. Some cold and seemingly unending and others bright and full of joy. Some of rest and refreshment and others of monotonous and tedious toil. However, you and I are never to be people who are in one season always longing for another. We are to thrive in the season of life that God has us in. Whether that season has to do with age, ability, family dynamics, success or otherwise, we are to thrive in every season of life.
We first need to spend time identifying what season we are in. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 defines many of these seasons. Beginning or end, sowing or reaping, killing sin or healing wounds, tearing down or building, weeping or laughing, sorrow or joy, offensive or defensive, embracing or shunning, persistence or moving on, keeping or tossing, ripping or mending, being silent or speaking, loving or hating, and fighting or making peace! There are probably so many more seasons of life that are not even mentioned. Where are you?
After we have discerned our season we next need to seek the Lord and ask Him how we can be useful and productive to Him in the midst of it. This is tough because if you are in a less than preferable season of life you may think there is no benefit there. Also, if you are in a favorable season of life you may be too distracted with the joy that you forget to use it for Jesus. Verses 9-10 speak of this. We are to seek the profit of this season, whatever it is. So to those who are in a hard season of life, let me encourage you. God can use even this for His glory and your good if you will but trust and obey. And to those who are in a great season of life, focus on the Giver of all good gifts and not just the gifts.
The next thing we need to do is ask ourselves about the Priority of God in this season of life. Verse 10 has a great statement that God has, “set eternity in their hearts.” Did you ever hear the phrase, “God-sized hole”? This is where it came from. God has made us and the seasons of life to remind us of our absolute need of Him in every moment. He is the one who brings true beauty to the bright days and He is the One who brings true comfort in the difficult ones.
The last thing we need to do in every season is commit to living life in an intentional way. Ecclesiastes 3:11-15 reminds us not to let life pass us by because God is doing amazing things in and through us in every season of life! Don’t wait for tomorrow to get serious about God. Do it today. Don’t wait till you’re more satisfied to be sacrificial. Do it now. Don’t wait to see the whole staircase before you step out in faith. Do it now. Don’t wait until you have it all figured out or life gets easier. Live this moment and this season for Jesus.
What season are we in as a church? I see us in a cultivating and planting season. We are making commitments, decisions, investments, and steps that will define our future service for the kingdom. All the while we are seeking to be faithful NOW with what God has for us. When the Lord gives us opportunities we can’t tell Him to wait because we aren’t ready or we aren’t certain. We are given those things because we will depend on Him and not ourselves.
Great is Thy Faithfulness Lord unto me
Pretty soon, the kids will get out of school and summer will be here. We all look forward to those times. The reality is that Jesus makes every season Beautiful! May the Lord find us faithful NOW in whatever season we are in.
Your Fellow Follower of Jesus,
Pastor Brandon
