Seasons

Now unto the next
It's a new season
The first half is done
We journey on to the place of growth, success and abundance
New year. New Month. New Day.
A charged atmosphere
We all have a name for this second half, I believe.
We all have a perfect picture on what is ahead, what we must do and what we must change.

We have begun
The journey begins for another, whereas for another, it continues or ends
Where do you find yourself?
Each journey has its volume of knowledge, wisdom, lessons, growth, pain, sufferings and laughter
But how are you aligning to the journey?

To the beginner of a new season,
I believe one season ended and you have been ushered into a new one with so much joy, laughter, happiness, love.
The new one is smiling like you have never experienced before
The new job, the new baby, the new home, the new educational path, the new crown, the new career ladder

It's good and God is indeed good
Don't get weary when the assignment hit you from all directions
Don't compare this journey to the previous without applying the lessons from the before
Don't give up and follow the 'norm' when the journey becomes tougher

The season is sweet but will strike you with bigger things to stretch you;
they may come as pain,
they may come as sufferings,
they may come as rejections,
they may come as a thought of idleness,
they may come as a battle where you fight your ability

But one thing is for sure:
that joy you had on the opening of that season is permanent
but your perception, knowledge, growth and maturity will keep that joy in every situation.
We don't give thanks because something great has happened
we give thanks for all situations.

Giving thanks brings freedom, peace, joy and hope, and it corrects the situation.
Imagine giving thanks when a project you have been told to handle for months is finally presented to the Team lead and it's trashed (at the place of your new season)
Yes...I know how it feels, you begin to compare the before to the now and decide which was better
But, that's the better season and you will have to face it and learn whatever you are to learn in this season. Give thanks for the situation because it makes you better and believe your source for all he has promised in the season.
It won't come easy but in that perseverance comes many pearls, wisdom and gold that refines you to the person you are and the authority you will command and carry.

To the now: continuing a season
You try oooo
It's been the same story at some point,
it's been challenging, it's been good on some days, you can always tell the truth by saying 'I am not fine'
But you are doing well.

I want you to take a deep breath. Breathe In, breathe out.
Now ask yourself this question; do I still trust the process?
How have I been surviving?
In the continuation, we get to the place where we think what we are going through is what defines us, sometimes we lose count of the one who has called us, all his promises and words to us

We come to the place of unbelief
At this place our faith shakes and without grace we throw it out and now write our own story defining who we are not, but believing that is who we are
In the continuing, you will be tempted to see the red flags in yourself as green flags
You will get confused because the voices are many, the stories countless, the advice are tons and tons

But one thing is you are extremely privileged to hear the stories because the one who called you still has you at heart and hasn't left you neither has he forsaken you
But when your unbelief takes over your faith the continuation becomes terror,
it becomes war,
it becomes disturbing
because there is nothing you get to hold on

Your eyes no longer see the light
Your heart no longer carries the word
Your mind no longer sees positivity
All that defines you is the You, you are not
Now, take time, take steps to come back to the place where it started,
the place where you knew you are formed in his image and likeness,
the place where you saw a glimpse of the future; the secret place and build your faith

Don't lose that which will keep you
If you lose this faith even when you enter the good season you will fail because you didn't carry the lessons needed from the previous for the new season.
Go back

Now to you ending a season,
How does it feel,
Ending a season is always one that we miss a lot,
we see the new journey but we forget there is a time for it to end
So we get to the end of a season not finishing the assignment given unto us for that period,
We end a season not picking the needed lessons for the next season
We end the season thinking it's time for freedom but forgetting we need to carry something along
Were you given 5 years but you started in the 5th year and now time is running?
The thing is that we end up carrying over and our backs are filled with many loads
As you end the season,
It's not time for sleep
It's not a time for comfort
It's not a time for relaxation
It's a time for structure
It's time for speed
It's time to operate and gather all you must
A time to go about that which was given to you to end well
You may carry over but did you lay the good structure for ease?
As you end, seek productive delivery than unproductive presentations
It's time to revisit, check, seek, ask, and move

Seasons change
The old isn't the same as the new
In each season we move a step higher
We start a whole new journey
We continue one but on a different level
We build up, We grow, We lead

If you have never paid attention to the seasons
It's time to tune in to your spirit man,
it's time to be observant,
it's time to listen,
it's time to move.
Seasons change but he that ushers us in, is still the same
Don't let the trials of each season break you rather look to the holder of the season and break each journey a step at a time uncovering all pearls and building something beautiful

Grow in your season.