God Is Preparing You for a New Season -Day 4:

“Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness; And rivers in the desert” Isaiah 43:18-19 (NKJV).

Esther, Joseph, and David are just a few examples of people from the Bible who experienced circumstances out of their control, and each time God was the one moving and working behind the scenes to bring them to a place of greater service for His glory and their ultimate good. If we are Christ followers, He is making us new. When you stop to appreciate all that God has done for you while in a waiting season, it helps you to maintain the patience needed to continue waiting. It reminds you of how faithful God has been in the past and encourages you that He will be just as faithful in the future. God’s timing may not be ours; it may not happen as quickly as we would like. God isn’t a magic genie who snaps his fingers and makes us into a new creation, suddenly. What was permissible for one season may not be beneficial in the next, but trust that it has a greater purpose if God calls you to let go of something. It may be time to move on to another job or career. This is what we do with this new life in Christ: we put off the old ways and we allow God to make us over in our new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. “I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” Philippians 4:12-13 (NKJV).

Because in the previous season you were overtaxed with responsibilities that left you emotionally drained and was very time consuming. We don’t have to fit or put the puzzle pieces of our lives together. When it’s time for one season to end and another to begin, God will bring it to pass without our help, or in some cases, in spite of our help. So, when we learn to let go of the puzzle pieces and give them to Him, we can then watch as He puts the pieces together for us. Sometimes, we don’t have any clarity at all about what God’s doing in our lives, but we can sense that change is coming. We must stay surrendered to Him and being surrendered to Him means also being surrendered to His timing and ways. This may be the season where God is revealing to your heart it's time to move towards making space and letting go, and in that, He will call you to let go of people and places that may have been such a large part of your life for so long. But now it's time to make room or space for another assignment. “I have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied. He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end” Ecclesiastes 3:10-11 (NKJV).

Keep in mind that stepping out in obedience after testing and confirming it was His will show us that it was highly intentional, because God doesn't make mistakes. It also helps you realize just how many things you’re currently experiencing or that you’ve waited for in the past. It changes your focus to what you already have rather than what you don’t yet have. As the Lord begins a new adventure in your life, you make the room or space. If you aren't obedient when He asked you to, there will not be room or space for the newness God wanted to bring in: a supernatural blessing. You must trust that if He asks you to let go of something, there is a reason; because He is faithful and is worthy of our trust. The good news is, God wants to use those seasons to prepare you for the things you’re waiting for, as well as things you don’t even know are coming.“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen” Ephesians 3:20-21 (NKJV).

When you’re transitioning out of a tough season or waiting for God to bring you out of a difficult time, it’s a great time to experience His healing for recent pains and/or struggles. When you face difficult and hurtful circumstances, it’s easy to sweep them under the rug and move on with pieces of your heart still broken. Even when the circumstances get better, those situations can still leave behind a tender area of your heart that can easily be triggered by seemingly unrelated circumstances. But God wants to fully heal those areas. He wants you to bring those hurts to Him so He can mourn with you and so you can invite His love in to heal it and use it for good. Sometimes God brings you into a season of rest and refreshment before the next season He has planned for you. Life has ebbs and flows and seasons; and some of them are busy seasons that require a lot out of you. When you go through those tough seasons, God knows you need a season of rest and refreshment to follow, before the next season of hard work begins. “Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him” James 1:12 (NKJV).