S5 E3: Who Is Ready For A New Season?

Oh, September bringing us all the feels!!

On any given day we can move through all the emotions...from continuing to navigating these “not so normal” days to laughing and enjoying life, to grieving loss...so many experiences, so many emotions...feel them friend... Allow them to move through you so they don’t get stuck inside of you. 

 In the last week, we welcomed a new season. 

the first day of Autumn!! :)))) 

By the way, what is your favorite season??

So Fall is my favorite until Spring rolls around after winter! 

If you’ve been around a while you know I love to talk about seasons. The natural seasons as well as the seasons of life.

One of the biggest things i love about seasons is they are different (in most places)

I don’t know about you but I love change! 

I say I love change and i do change things a lot.. but I also love tradition and am sentimental about old things or memories so it’s a crazy mix of old and new that I love!

I love these verses in Ecclesiastes that talk about how there is a time for everything…

ECCLESIASTES 3:1-8

For everything there is a season,

    a time for every activity under heaven.

2 A time to be born and a time to die.

    A time to plant and a time to harvest.

3 A time to kill and a time to heal.

    A time to tear down and a time to build up.

4 A time to cry and a time to laugh.

    A time to grieve and a time to dance.

5 A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.

    A time to embrace and a time to turn away.

6 A time to search and a time to quit searching.

    A time to keep and a time to throw away.

7 A time to tear and a time to mend.

    A time to be quiet and a time to speak.

8 A time to love and a time to hate.

    A time for war and a time for peace.

CAN YOU recognize what season you are in right now?

Are you in a season of growth where you feel like a sponge soaking up information and putting those things into practice and seeing significant progress in areas of your life?

Or are you in a season of quiet and healing and replenishing for your body soul or spirit?

The more you resist the harder it is…

We need to Surrender to the season because

RESISTANCE IS EXHAUSTING

There have been many times I’ve been in a season I didn’t want to be in and I’ve realized I can be stressed and fight it all I want but the goodness of God is in the surrendering to whatever season I’m in and 

Trusting God that he is for me and that I can trust that he is at work in my life whether I can see it or not!

And the good news is

Things don’t stay the same forever

Seasons come and seasons go

The changing of seasons in the physical just as in our individual lives gives us a fresh appreciation for things because as you know we can take for granted when it’s the same every day.

You appreciate leaves and trees as they change in different seasons and you appreciate the cooler or warmer weather after you’ve either been sweating or freezing for months. Haha RIGHT?!?

“ God has made everything beautiful for its own time.” ECCLESIASTES 3:11

Here’s the thought I want to leave with you tonight about seasons.  Our attitude and heart posture in the most important thing in any season we are walking through.

If your heart is open and looking to God to lead and direct your path then you can rest assured that He is doing good work in you no matter the season!

Here are the questions we are answering after our last sacred Sunday live in our she is community group ( you can find the link in the show notes!)

Answer that question, of what season are you in?

What is your heart posture in this moment?

Are you resisting or surrendering?

I want to end in a prayer for us as we are walking into this new season…

Father, I thank you that you are the originator of seasons

You have a time and purpose for everything and as we are walking out of a season in the natural we are checking ourselves in our spiritual seasons.

What you are doing in our lives right now at this moment?

We choose to trust you over any circumstance, or emotions that we might be dealing with.

We choose to renew our mind to who you are and the power and strength you pour out to us no matter what season we might find out self in.

We love you and are looking to you...always!