13/08/2026
Times and seasons
Years ago. I think it's close to 25 odd years now. I had a one on one conversation with Pastor Chris. He told me to be conscious of times and seasons in my life because God said that as long as the earth remains, seasons will remain
He said that many people are not conscious of times and seasons.
Timing.
There's a right time to do the right thing.
The right thing at the wrong time is wrong.
There's never a right time to do the wrong thing.
Then he told me this: The right time for some people to get married has passed. They were too busy judging potential spouses using the wrong standards that they missed the season.
According to Pastor, some people say: I will never marry a teacher. I will never marry a teacher. Suppose its God's perfect plan for you to marry a teacher. And you end up marrying a doctor because that's who you have always desired (God is supposed to give you the desire of your heart, right?). No matter how long the marriage or how many children you have, you have "jonsed". Or missed it.
Pastor said to me: God always planned to have a king for Israel. Years before, Jacob had prophesied the kingship to Judah. But the elders of Israel missed the timing and went for Saul.
Saul was the tallest man in Israel. Head and shoulders above everyone else. But he wasn't God's timing. Yet, God anointed him as king. But when Goliath came a-calling, Saul's anointing was no match for Goliath's boasting.
David was smaller in size, status and anointing than Saul. But David had one thing going for him. Character.
There are important things to work on now:
1. Knowing God's timing and seasons and aligning yourself to it.
2. Understanding that God will give you the desires of your heart can be read in 2 ways:
i. God will give you what you desire (more popular interpretation)
ii. God will give you what you SHOULD desire (less known interpretation)
3. The wisdom of God. In choosing a spouse, people grow. David began as a shepherd boy. Jacob was a fugitive. Daniel was a captive slave. Joseph was a convict. Rahab was a pr******te. Ruth was a widow.
God's destiny is not written on the forehead.
4. Don't disqualify people because of a history they can't change. Rahab. Moses. Matthew.
5. Be wise. Don't be ruled by what attracts you. Some dangerous people were very attractive. Saul. Absalom. Eliab.
Then again, some of the best people were very attractive. David. Daniel. Joseph.
Don't use your head. Follow God's Word. Absalom's head (hair) was his downfall.
Build your spirit's sensitivity.
But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. And their word will eat as doth a canker:
O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.
God bless you.
Pastor T. Tuoyo Temisan
