Seasons in Life

Another year was recently added unto me. Happy Birthday to me! Birthday was a time of reflection for me. Every year, I would pause and ask the Lord, what are You saying, what do You have in-store for me for the coming year ahead?

The previous 2-3 years were definitely precarious. In fact all of us, wherever we are, we felt the impact and the effects of the pandemic. What had been easy and convenient suddenly

became impossible. Everything seemed to suddenly pause with lockdowns everywhere in the world. The way we did things suddenly became different. What worked last time, may not work now.

The pandemic was like a sudden thunderstorm. A huge whirlwind. A wild-raging fire. Whatever you call it. It consumed everything on its way. Everyone is affected and could not avoid it.

It reminds me of what was written in the Bible about building on the right foundation. What do we build our house on? Are we building on the rock; that when the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on the house, it did not fall, for it was found on the rock. (Matthew 7:24) Or are we building on the sand, and great was its fall. Which are ours?

I believe many of us experience the harsh effects of the pandemic. Or even without the pandemic, we went through storms in life which turned our smooth-sailing boat upside down.

The days are becoming more and more difficult, where the Word also says the world is getting darker and darker. How are we in the midst of it? Are we just fighting to stay afloat?

Now that the pandemic is over, and the world came out of it, have you come out of it? How have you emerged? Are you still the same person before it happened? Spiritually, are you closer to God? What is the state of your life now? Like I mentioned, it may not be the pandemic, it may be a certain storm in your life that you faced in the last few years. Are you still the same person when it first started, or have you become more mature in your walk with God? After all, I believe, the process is just as important. Going through the storms of life, how do we respond, have we become closer or drift further away from God?

I stopped and pondered.The last few years changed the way I see things. I find myself clinging unto God. I yearned for His presence as I understood only He alone can give me peace, for Jesus is Peace Himself. In the midst of the turbulence, I’ve learnt how to be still, and seek Him. That I can see and know what is that, that He sees, what is that, that He says. Which most of the time is contrary to what I see with my physical eyes. It truly was a period of much fear, surrender, trust and belief. Going through the cycles of it was not easy. From fear to trust, a lot happened in the middle.

As I dealt with countless doubts and fear, He brought me to address them one by one. Down to the ones which I did not even want to deal with but stayed at the back of my mind. On certain days, I thought I’ve got it, I've conquered the peak. But on other days, it felt like I was back down at the foot of the mountain again. But as I stayed close to Him, what He showed me is what I held on to. His promises are what kept me going. I have this hope that is alive and sustains me. I have this joy that gives me the strength to keep on going and carry me through.

When the enemy tries to distract or discourage me, I know that our God always has the last say over every matter concerning me.

I can know and recognise the different season in my life according to what He showed me. I do not want to miss what He is doing in my life. When He says move, I want to move. Just like the Israelites who formed camp and break camp according to the pillar of God’s glory among them. I want to be like them. I do not want to miss out on what He has purposed for me. I do not want to be stuck in my comfort or stuck in my rut, that, when He said to move, I am still going round and round in my pity party, in my busy-ness, in my sorrow, in my despair, in my disappointment, in my wilderness.

Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. Psalms 30:5

I do not want to be still weeping when He said rejoice! I do not want to be in the dark (literally!) when He points to the first rays of the emerging sunrise. I do not want to hide when he said to go forth!

Even though what I see may not be what I prayed for yet, I have gone to the next level with Him, where He has already shown me the end. After all, He is the God who has declared the former things from the beginning. And He made it known to His people. I get to know and trust the Father’s heart for me. I am assured of His love and know that above all, He is more than enough for me.

I have declared the former things from the beginning

They went forth from My mouth and I caused them to hear it

Suddenly I did them, and they came to pass. Isaiah 48:3

Even from the beginning I have declared it to you

Before it came to pass I proclaimed it to you. Isaiah 48:5

When He said go, when He said it’s time to move on, when He said it’s time for me to reveal Myself through you, when He said it's time for the world to see Me in you, are you going to be aware of it? Do you discern the change in time and seasons?

Can you discern this new day of destiny breaking forth around you?

The early signs of my purposes and plans are bursting forth

The budding vines of new life are now blooming everywhere.

The fragrance of their flowers whispers,

There is change in the air. Song of Songs 2:13 (TPT)

Ask the Father today. He is more than willing to show you. Get the blueprint of your life from Him. It’s time for His sons and daughters to be revealed, for His glory.

For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.

Romans 8:19