I know some people just like me had officially unsubscribed to being God's strongest soldier for the year. After all, we always cancel contracts, right? But then I remembered seasons of life. FYI, I have written an article on the same—you can check it out. I am fully aware that we all go through different seasons in life, much like the natural seasons. We all go through different seasons in life, and each one has its place in our journey. Season of waiting when things feel slow, and patience is tested. Season of growth where we learn evolve and step into new opportunities. Season of pruning to let go of what no longer serves us. Season of harvesting blessings and enjoy the fruit of hard work and finally Season of transition, a period of uncertainty and preparation for new things.
I know most of us would want to rush to the season of harvest when you enjoy the harvest, become God's favorite child, go to a restaurant and order food without checking the prices and enjoy your meal without calculating the amount of oil and seasoning used in the beef to warrant the exorbitant price. I know we want to get to the season of harvest where we can confidently tell village witches they got nothing on us. And when you dance in the rain, it is not because you do not have the transport to get you home but the inner child in you is being fulfilled.
But, before we get there, there is the season of waiting where you feel stagnant and start gaslighting God about unanswered prayers. Oh the patience is tested. Can we talk about the pruning that involves loss, loss of older version of self and that it cannot be 'Oh I grew up like this' anymore, and the painful fact that we have to let go of people who we thought we would enjoy the ride with. I wish I could tell you how long these seasons last, but I can’t. What I do know is that there are lessons to be learned in every season, and until we learn them, we risk being stuck. It’s like sitting with pain until it tells you its name—sometimes, there is still work to do. Some seasons are tied to divine timing, opportunities, or even the alignment of other people’s journeys with ours. Other times, we just have to adapt quickly so we don’t get stuck in cycles.
As I sit here and I imagine myself in Maldives being sun kissed and carefree, I reflect about the seasons and while we may focus on the joy or the pain, I want to focus on the people with us in these different seasons. It is easy to be engrossed in the seasons that we wallow in pain and not see who is there. Every person in your life comes to serve a purpose even when it does not make sense. Some will be temporary and some will stay long-term but they will all serve a purpose.
The comforters will offer emotional support and encouragement during the hardship and waiting season. They teach you how to be vulnerable. Sometimes it shows up unannounced, a call from a friend who thought of checking in on you.
The teachers in our growth and transition come to challenge us, expand our perspectives and move you from the comfort zone-growth and comfort rarely coexist. Growth requires discomfort. These ones can be seen as mean at times. I remember one of my mentor who would push me from my comfort zone and would ask me, 'is that all you could think of, with all the knowledge you have. I am disappointed' I punched him in my mind several times but honestly, I needed to grow a backbone and stand tall.
The pruners in your season of letting go will come to show you of things you need to release. They might show you 'pepe'. Maybe that breakup is a blessing in disguise. Curse her all you want, call her a gold-digger when you didn’t even have any gold to dig, but that breakup was a wake-up call for you to work on yourself. There are others that will remind you of the meme, 'I saw you the first time, and I knew why I did not want you in my life.' People will exit and give you redirection. In my opinion, this is the hardest period because most people get attached to things and people. Learning to let go sometimes call for a different kind of grace.
The collaborators will be in your season of reaping and harvest. They will be multipliers of joy and not subtraction of it. They could be life partners, genuine friends.
Like I had earlier said, people come in your life for a season, some for eternity. May you learn your lessons, discern your people, and step boldly into every season—without repeating the same class twice. Learning patience in your waiting period will help you handle blessings with wisdom, gratitude, and sustainability in your reaping season. I hope you embrace the right attitude in every season.
Love and light your way.
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