God is Faithful in Every Season
Key Passage: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Key Message: Trust Jesus in your current season
I love everything about spring—longer, warmer days, blooming flowers, birds and butterflies, and, of course, Easter. It’s a season of growth and new life, full of brightness and hope, where even the rain brings renewal.
Soon, spring gives way to summer—rest, vacations, and golden sunsets—followed by fall with its crisp air, harvests, and gratitude. Then comes winter, marked by shorter days, colder temperatures, and a quiet, dormant world.
We’re used to predictable calendar seasons—but life’s seasons are different. They can shift unexpectedly and last for months or even years. And sometimes we experience several seasons within an overarching season.
A Time for Every Season
Seasons are the ebb and flow of life.
In Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, King Solomon reminds us there is a time and a season for every part of life:
A time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to harvest.
There are moments to tear down and moments to rebuild, times for sorrow and times for joy,
for mourning and for celebration.
There are seasons to let go and seasons to gather, to embrace and to step back, to search and to surrender.
Times to hold on and times to release, to be silent and to speak, to love and to wrestle with hardship.
There are times of conflict—and times of peace.
A Reason for Every Season
It’s easy to see blessings and remain faithful in our walk with Jesus during easy seasons. But what about the hard, challenging seasons full of roadblocks and detours?
As I launch my Seasons Under the Son ministry, I find myself in a long season of suffering—grieving shattered dreams. (Don’t worry, not every post will dwell here—but I want you to know from the start, I’m no stranger to sorrow.)
Five years ago, our oldest daughter was diagnosed with breast cancer just six months after giving birth to our first grandchild. What began as a season of great joy quickly turned to deep sorrow.
After nine months of treatment and a year of remission, the cancer returned and spread to her bones. She now battles Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer, enduring ongoing treatments and difficult side effects.
At the same time, my husband and I are “managing” his 93-year-old mother, so we are currently caring for four generations, including ourselves.
I am not going to lie. This season has been extremely difficult—the hardest of my life—and the temptation to give way to anger and hopelessness is never far away. But of this I am certain: God is faithful in this and every season.
If you’re in a challenging season like me it’s tempting to keep asking God why? Why this? Why us? Why now?
How different might our experience be in difficult seasons if we asked God different questions that help us find meaning and purpose:
“What do you want me to learn?”
“How do you want me to grow?”
“What doors will this open?”
“How are you preparing me?”
“Who do you want me to share this with?”
Better still, what if we thank God for the opportunity to draw closer to Him? Make bold statements claiming His promises: I know You will never leave me or forsake me! (Deuteronomy 31:8); You will turn my tears to joy! (Psalm 126:5); You will renew my strength! (Isaiah 40:31)
Throughout His Word, God warns us we will have difficult seasons, but he also promises us that He will carry us through them (Isaiah 46:4), hold and protect us in the cleft of His hand (Exodus 33:22), and wipe away our tears—now and in the future (Revelation 21:4).
I’d be remiss if I didn’t tell you that within this suffering season God has also brought forth times of joy, celebration, peace and spiritual growth. Because life can be chaotic and messy, we often experience more than one season at a time.
The seasons of our life will come and go. Some will be full of sorrow and some full of joy. Just remember, for every season God has a purpose.
If you’re in a difficult season, try boldly asking God to deepen your faith instead of asking “why.”
If you’re in a season of joy, praise God for the blessings and store them up for more challenging times ahead.
No matter what season you are in God is right there with you!
Every season—the full ones, the empty ones, the joyful and the hard—is held in His faithful hands.
Prayer
Lord, help me embrace and trust You in this season. Give me wisdom to find purpose in it. Surround me with women who will pray, encourage, celebrate, and guide me. Speak through Your Word, remind me of Your promises, hold me close, and fill me with courage and strength for what lies ahead.
In the precious name of Jesus, Amen.
Reflection & Application
What life season are you in right now? How is it affecting your faith? What makes this season challenging or meaningful?
How does it change your perspective knowing that God—who is always faithful and good—appointed this specific season in your life?