Freely Speaking Audio Devotion
Angela Gray, January 13, 2026
Welcome to Freely Speaking, an OHSOFREE devotional ministry where we share our hearts and trust God for transformation.
Today’s devotion was written by Angela Gray.
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what GOD has done from beginning to end” (Ecclesiastes 3:11 NIV).
For some of us, winter was ushered in with frosty mornings and snowflakes gently falling. Cozy fireplaces and hot chocolate make it easy to appreciate the “beauty” of the cold winter season.
As a child, I loved winter—snowball fights, snow angels, and making snow ice cream. But with my aging body reminding me the winter’s cold is not kind to these old bones, I find my enjoyment of the season has waned, and I hope for spring’s warmth to return quickly and close the door on winter's bitter cold.
After listing the many seasons of life: sowing and reaping, mourning and rejoicing, gain and loss, Ecclesiastes 3 declares in verse 11 that there will be a time when all things will be made beautiful. Even the seasons of life and death would become a beautiful part of GOD’s plan.
Perhaps you are facing a harsh and bitter season as you enter this new year. The loss of a loved one or a broken relationship has overwhelmed you under the weight of grief. Fear may be waging war on faith as you face a life-changing diagnosis. Are you struggling with the voice of shame or defeat that refuses to be silenced?
Our Heavenly Father has placed eternity in our hearts, holds us in His hands, and offers us hope. Hope that He has a purpose in whatever season you are facing. He can and will weave each dark day into the tapestry of His beautiful plan for your life.
He knows the beginning and the end and has set a time for every season. God is faithful, and He will keep his promises—to be with you always, to provide for you, and to
fight for you.
Don’t lose hope. Just as winter’s cold will give way to spring’s warmth, and beauty will spring forth again, this season will end, and a new season will begin.
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