How Ecclesiastes 3.1 Can Help You through Tough Seasons

So, today has been a little bit of an emotional day. Per his request, we met at my dad's house today and went through my mom's closet. She passed a little over two years ago, so as we were looking through her clothes and memory boxes and all the different things it resurfaced a lot of memories that triggered a bunch of different emotions mixed with joy and grief and sorrow and, um, it also just reminded me that grief can come on in really odd times.

As we enter the fall season, I find that that is often when grief resurfaces for me. So, if you are there and you are waiting through some really hard times and you're in the midst of a really hard season, I just encourage you to hold fast to Ecclesiastes 3.1, which reminds us that on this side of heaven, we are going to encounter all kinds of seasons, but there is joy that awaits us after this season here on earth. Heaven is something to rejoice in.

Hold on to that promise today.

Alicia Searl is a devotional author, blogger, and speaker that is passionate about pouring out her heart and pointing ladies of all ages back to Jesus. She has an education background and master’s in literacy. Her favorite people call her Mom, which is why much of her time is spent cheering them on at a softball game or dance class. She is married to her heartthrob (a tall, spiky-haired blond) who can whip up a mean latte. She sips that goodness while writing her heart on a page while her puppy licks her feet. Visit her website at aliciasearl.com and connect with her on Instagram and Facebook.