What happens when you miss a season or get ahead of a season in life?
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So you can flow with today's topic.
As we said yesterday, every season has a purpose. If you miss a season, you miss out on the purpose that season was supposed to play in your life. The end result is the purpose that season is playing.
If you get ahead of a season, same thing.
There is a reason we have to go to primary school before secondary school. If you jump from Kindergarten to Secondary school, you miss out on all that is to be taught in primary education and it affects you in secondary school.
What happens when it is the season to go to school and we miss it?
Then when we are 40, it dawns on us we have to go back to school. We will use a man for this case study, Man A.
So man A is 40, missed school season but wants to go back. He probably has kids and a wife, with a moderate paying job.
To go back to school he will have to stop working or reduce the hours, this will affect his family and their standard of living (possibly for 4 years)
He will have to suffer for a while and be 100% dedicated to making it work this time around.
If he has a wife that is not supportive, then this 4 years might be hard for him.
There will be no time for unnecessary chilling with friends, he won't even have much time for himself. His family will most likely also feel
The season man A missed that he is trying to make up for will become harder.
During the set season for him, he had helpers, people ready to pay school fees, free time to study and be able to pass.
Everything in his life at that point aligned with that season
Now that he is trying to go back in time, all the resources available for that season are not there anymore
When we miss a season, it is usually hard to get the resources allocated for that season back in another season
We miss out on both the season and the resources that come with it.
If man A's wife is not able to assist with the family and he can't get a part time job to manage his home, he might not be able to go back to that missed season. He will have to make do and move on.
Let's look at getting ahead of Seasons
I will use Sarah as an example, God promised them a child at an appointed time but she didn't believe at a point.
She decided to cut corners and give Abraham Haggai to sleep with.
Now, God's season and appointed time comes. Sarah has a child, Haggai has a child
Jealousy and regret sets in. The child will always be Abraham's offspring. The world is still going through the repercussion of this.
Seasons have a time frame.
You can't skip summer and jump to winter.
The Bible says these seasons and times will never cease
So when we miss or get ahead of seasons in our lives, we miss out on allocated resources and the purpose of that season. We bring damage/pain/hurt to ourselves
Now what do we do if all these has happened?
1. Speak to God and confirm first if the door to that season has been shut.
It doesn't make sense trying to go back to a season with a shut door, waste of more time and current season. So Ask God.
We will use the story of Noah as an example.
Times and seasons were about to change, God asked Noah to reach out to the people to be a part of the new time which was to come.
They all refused.
They didn't see nor believed in the change in time
Then it started raining.
They tried to join Noah so they can make it to this new time but the door was shut already.
Another person is Paul.
Paul wasted the early period of his life persecuting Christians
He spent the rest of his years doing more than those he persecuted when he converted.
He also faced persecution greatly (I see this as a repercussion not a punishment).
We need to know if the door has been shut first?
Is it possible to recover the lost season?
Am I passing through another season that will still bring me to where God wants?
Am I moving on with the season I am in?
These are the questions we ask God.
I've lost a season in my life.
I'm back on track but I paid for it with years, precious time.
For some of us, we might have to go back to exactly where we missed it.
Some of us might be allowed to move on or pass another route (probably longer).
But one thing I've realized in all of these is all of our actions have repercussions.
God is not punishing us for missing a season, He is too loving for that.
The repercussions we face are results of the actions we took.
Here is my advice, while praying to God to help you with what to do next, own your mistakes and the repercussions that come with them.
Here is the sweet and glorious part.
Regardless of how long or how far we have missed it, God is ever Gracious. He is waiting for us to get back and continue with Him.
I remember playing some phone games while I was younger. I will miss a turn and instead of the game ending, I appear in another route in the game (probably longer) or I go back a few stages
Who remembers this game?
Sometimes we miss and even get to continue from the same stage in the game.
This is how I see life, when we miss seasons or opportunities.
God doesn't want us to stay suffering. He is very much interested in our restoration and continuing with him.
All we need to do is go back to Him.
Things will not get sweet immediately we go back.
You will have to sow in a lot of things (time especially).
We will have to redirect our focus like man A.
You might not even have time for yourself while trying to get back.
But be rest assured, God will lead you through.
So number 1 again.
1. Know what God is saying, if you are going back or continuing.
2. Dedicate yourself to Him and allow Him lead you on what to do.
3. Because of lack of resources missed or time, you will need to put in more effort. Be ready.
4. Here is the cheat code.
When we play our parts in trying to get back, and we play it diligently, God can make it easier.
I will be applying this Scripture in John to this:
Don’t you have a saying, ‘It’s still four months until harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.
John 4:35 NIV
We might think that we have 10 years to pay for the lost seasons and times but when we stay with God and surrender to Him this time around, 10 years could mean 2 years for us or even 2 months
God is in charge of all times and seasons.
What it will take us 10 years to recover, divine instructions from the secret place will help us do it in even 10 days
So we are back to our watch word.
Stay in the Secret place
Follow the instructions you get from there.
Be ready to put in work
Be ready to cut off distractions
Be ready!
We will be teaching on How to hear God and know when He is speaking on Sunday.
Let us pray
Thank you for your word Lord.
For helping us bounce back regardless of how long/much we've missed or gone astray.
Thank you for your love that is ever sure
Help us to stay glued to the secret place in 2019
Amen.
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