"To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven" -Ecclesiastes 3:1

Friends, healing is a season. Set yourself up for success so that you heal rather than continuing to break.

For this season, you may have to tighten up your boundaries. If you're feeling wounded, making yourself vulnerable to the outside world could be devastating. Don't tell yourself you SHOULD be able to handle it. That's not the season you're in right now. That's okay. It's temporary.

"And make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed." -Hebrews 12:13

Making straight paths toward healing might look like setting firm boundaries with someone you really care about. You probably find yourself missing them even though their words pierce your heart, and they are not gentle with your fragile soul.

Healing might also look like taking a break from certain groups or activities, even ones that you have truly enjoyed in the past. Try not to get stuck on the past. You can't go back there. Do what you have to do for the present situation.

Healing is the season that I'm in. Sometimes I try to rush the process. I try to take on more than I can handle because I used to be able to do it all. I tell myself I SHOULD be able to do it all. But that's not where I am in this season. I need to learn acceptance of where God has me right now. My friends and family need to accept where I am right now too. It's just as hard for them as it is for me. My healing season touches their lives too.

I want to be able to do all the things. I want to be able to have tough conversations without coming out more wounded. I want to be involved in all the church events. I want to go do things with my friends. I want to help others. But what I need right now is peace and rest. I need to accept my current limitations rather than fight against them.

So I tell myself that every season has a purpose. God is growing and preparing me for what He has for me in the future. I don't know what that is, so I just learn to trust.

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