Changing With The Seasons

        Moses had come through the Red Sea with the children of Israel and was now in the wilderness.  He was in the place God wanted him to be, and was now surrounded with the responsibilities of leading the children in Israel in the desert.  His father in law Jethro came out to met him to see how he was doing.  After observing Moses serving Israel, he had some things to say.  Moses had been helping the people from morning to night.  Jethro saw the long line of people waiting to talk to Moses, waiting for Moses to judge their situations and help with their problems.  Jethro said, "What is this thing that you are doing for the people?  Why do you alone sit, and all the people stand before you from morning until evening?  The thing that you do is not good.  Both you and these people will surely wear yourselves out.  For this thing is too much for you.  You are not able to perform it by yourself." 
        Sometimes when God blesses you and you experience growth in your life, your work, your business, your family, and in your responsibilities, you find yourself in a situation where you can not adequately look after everything.  You find the demands of life are pulling you in so many directions that you can no longer look after your family properly, nor are you managing the responsibilities you have.  Your life starts to go out of balance, and things start getting neglected.  Your family feels it, and things are not working out at home like they should, because you are too busy, and don't have the time and patience.  This is a crucial time to make changes in your life.  Your family needs you, and you need your family.  It is a time to pray for wisdom to know how to manage all the blessings that you are experiencing. 
        Jethro's advice to Moses was that he appoint people to help him, good men who would be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.  Moses would still oversee the people and deal with the great matters, but others would look after the small matters, and make it easier for Moses, bearing the burden with him.  This is such good advice, for Moses to let go of some of his responsibilities, and trust others to lead instead.  We need to ask God for wisdom in our lives, knowing what we should leave for others to do, and letting go of things.  This advice would both save Moses' life, and also the people.  When seasons change in our lives, we need to recognize it, and change with the seasons.  It would be very frustrating to continue to dress like it's winter time when it is spring, because we didn't recognize the change of season.  So it is in our lives that we must recognize the changes we go through in life, and adjust ourselves to the new season.  Otherwise, we may lose the blessings that God has provided for us.  Ask God for wisdom for your new season!