Choices In Season
by Michael Doyle

The broken wickedness of humanity
Somehow becomes highlighted in our history.
Like the blessings and curses of Isaac's birth,
Beginning with his declaration on this earth.

We serve the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob's legacy,
And find our way in serving this living history.
While finding that our time is not infinite,
While choices such as wives are often definitive.

Operating in alignment with our radical obedience,
Abraham sought Isaac's wife as a matter of providence.
He asked for God's blessing in finding such a bride
But still allowed Rebekah her right to decide.

However divinely sanctioned, every marriage has mistakes.
The best of these are filled with grace for the heartaches.
Being mindful allows for a life of gratification,
And conversely prevents negativity's magnification.

Initial spiritual wins provide a path to virtue.
It was the same then as it is now for me and you.
Isaac and Rebekah were meant to walk at God's speed,
Not according to their own, but to God's needs.

God's purposes are always served for His goodwill,
We are but to listen to what will keep things real.
It's not our timing that matters, but by God's trace,
Obedience to God will keep us in God's good grace.

All of this leads to the moments of our reconciliation,
Bringing us into right relation and out of alienation.
God focuses on our right takes as what we have done,
And our missteps are covered by the sacrifice of the Son.

Compromise is taking a wrong step due to hesitation.
Trust in God, and you just might build a nation.
Life is often a matter of trust and choosing simplicity.
It makes life easier than working against complexity.

We find ourselves living in bouts of acceleration,
And at other times caught, lost up in our hesitation.
In life's paradox, good things can lead to bad results,
In avoiding confrontation, we run headlong into assaults.

We are to love by the ways of God's wisdom,
Fear and faith often walk together within God's kingdom.
We must be mindful of the things that we give power.
This, through God, is how we live our finest hour.

Faith in the future allows our grace for the present.
We need to let go and give God's counsel our consent.
What we live isn't just a life but a process of giving.
It is filled with blessings, but also our forgiving.

For every living concern, there is its given season.
It's always dependent on our God's good reasons.
Our life's fulfilling process allows God to plant His seeds.
These are the blessings that fulfill our truest needs.

(c) February 15, 2026   Michael Doyle
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