i used to hate when people talked about ' seasons ' of life .
' i'm just in this season of ______ '
oh please .
it seemed to me to be a cop-out , go-to , cliche , easy christian answer to whatever was currently going on in the life of whoever's mouth the phrase was coming out of .
see , when i heard the phrase , i heard ::
' i hate my life right now , it's really hard and none of it makes any sense . i have no idea what God is doing and i'm kind of mad at Him for whatever it is . but watch this thing i can do , i'm going to whip out this phrase and it's going to be like this bandaid i slap over it all and pretend i'm this saintly soul that gets God and am totally cool with whatever it is He wants to do , however He wants to do it , and however long He wants to do it for .
basically , God makes no sense but with this phrase , I will pretend that He does and though no one else understands Him , I actually do . and so , i am in this season of _______ . '
spare me , i don't buy it .
well , you might be surprised to hear i was a little bitter , hurt , jaded , and really every other synonym that would fit to follow . that whole schpeel that i interpreted from a few simple words ? in reality wasn't what they were implying at all . it was however , everything i was feeling about my own life . ( surprise. )
frustrated . stuck . manipulated . controlled . used .
a doll being pulled and thrown wherever , played with however whomever might choose .
yet through The Father by His grace , resilience , perseverance , might , and tenderness i have learned to embrace every season , for all that they are in their temporary passings by :: intentional , necessary , purposed , and so much more .
and they are simply seasons .
they begin and they end and as we whether them , we collect them .
i have also learned that we will never be brought into our next season if we have not acknowledged and given ourselves fully to the one that we are presently in .
sometimes the transition is subtle and slow while other times it it is blatant and abrupt .
today i cross a very clear boundary out of my current season and in to the next that awaits me , anticipating my arrival . excited in all of it's glory , solely for me .
' i am lost , but not alone . '
i often feel lost , which tends to lead to feeling alone , but every time i approach the end of a season , it becomes so apparent to me that that was never the case at all and i am freshly reminded , that it never will be ( despite how quickly i will forget this truth , yet again . )
i want to thank those who have loved me in this season in too many ways to adequately communicate and thoroughly recall .
some are meant for a solitary season and some we carry with us from one to the next and my heart is full with those that fit the latter scenario . those that have loved me in all of my forms , in all of my extremes , and who will cross this boundary with me tomorrow , continuing to do the same .
i also want to thank you for inviting me in to do the same for you .
location and distance , though helpful are disposable .
souls are uncontainable .
when you think of someone , let them know .
when you see something good in someone , call it out .
pursue and know that you are worth pursuing .
speak graciously and share your voice on behalf of the voiceless .
celebrates the lives around you . submit yourself to be teachable and to live humble . live your life to leave a legacy , one that invites those around you to share it and carry it on .
i pray , as was said of the disciples , the world would say of me ,
she has been with Jesus . [ acts 4 : 13 ]
' i'm just in this season of ______ '
oh please .
it seemed to me to be a cop-out , go-to , cliche , easy christian answer to whatever was currently going on in the life of whoever's mouth the phrase was coming out of .
see , when i heard the phrase , i heard ::
' i hate my life right now , it's really hard and none of it makes any sense . i have no idea what God is doing and i'm kind of mad at Him for whatever it is . but watch this thing i can do , i'm going to whip out this phrase and it's going to be like this bandaid i slap over it all and pretend i'm this saintly soul that gets God and am totally cool with whatever it is He wants to do , however He wants to do it , and however long He wants to do it for .
basically , God makes no sense but with this phrase , I will pretend that He does and though no one else understands Him , I actually do . and so , i am in this season of _______ . '
spare me , i don't buy it .
well , you might be surprised to hear i was a little bitter , hurt , jaded , and really every other synonym that would fit to follow . that whole schpeel that i interpreted from a few simple words ? in reality wasn't what they were implying at all . it was however , everything i was feeling about my own life . ( surprise. )
frustrated . stuck . manipulated . controlled . used .
a doll being pulled and thrown wherever , played with however whomever might choose .
yet through The Father by His grace , resilience , perseverance , might , and tenderness i have learned to embrace every season , for all that they are in their temporary passings by :: intentional , necessary , purposed , and so much more .
and they are simply seasons .
they begin and they end and as we whether them , we collect them .
i have also learned that we will never be brought into our next season if we have not acknowledged and given ourselves fully to the one that we are presently in .
sometimes the transition is subtle and slow while other times it it is blatant and abrupt .
today i cross a very clear boundary out of my current season and in to the next that awaits me , anticipating my arrival . excited in all of it's glory , solely for me .
' i am lost , but not alone . '
i often feel lost , which tends to lead to feeling alone , but every time i approach the end of a season , it becomes so apparent to me that that was never the case at all and i am freshly reminded , that it never will be ( despite how quickly i will forget this truth , yet again . )
i want to thank those who have loved me in this season in too many ways to adequately communicate and thoroughly recall .
some are meant for a solitary season and some we carry with us from one to the next and my heart is full with those that fit the latter scenario . those that have loved me in all of my forms , in all of my extremes , and who will cross this boundary with me tomorrow , continuing to do the same .
i also want to thank you for inviting me in to do the same for you .
location and distance , though helpful are disposable .
souls are uncontainable .
when you think of someone , let them know .
when you see something good in someone , call it out .
pursue and know that you are worth pursuing .
speak graciously and share your voice on behalf of the voiceless .
celebrates the lives around you . submit yourself to be teachable and to live humble . live your life to leave a legacy , one that invites those around you to share it and carry it on .
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she has been with Jesus . [ acts 4 : 13 ]
