Seasons of change

Change has been on my mind a lot lately. Probably due to the fact that so much has changed for us in the past month. Just 40 days ago we were in Central America sweating our hearts out, and now just 4 days ago we experienced 8 inches of snow (the most we have ever seen)!
Some people avoid change like the plague. Others can't get enough of it. I find myself somewhere in the middle. Regardless, one thing is true: change is inevitable. Like the seasons, our lives will change.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 says:

¹ There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:

² a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,

³ a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,

⁴ a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,

⁵ a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,

⁶ a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,

⁷ a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,

⁸ a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.

As you see in these verses, God says there is a time for EVERYTHING. So the question in my mind is this: what is the purpose of this season in my life? Is this a time to plant or uproot? To be silent, or to speak?... I'll be honest, I am not sure. In part, this uncertainly is worrisome, but God reminds me of His unchanging nature: I Samuel 15: 29 says: "He who is the Glory of Israel does not lie or change his mind; for he is not a man, that he should change his mind." So regardless of the season, or the change I am experiencing, God still has a transcending (way beyond surviving) purpose for me (and you).