When the Season Shifts, Shift With It
Take a drive through Randallstown this week and you'll see it everywhere. The trees are letting go.
A few weeks ago those same branches were full and green. Now the leaves are gold, red, and brown, and most of them are already on the ground. Nobody had to argue with the trees about it. They didn't hold a meeting or ask for more time. They sensed the season changing, and they changed with it.
That's the heart of what we've been preaching at Destiny in our series THE SHIFT: when seasons shift, we must shift with the season.
God works in seasons
"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven." — Ecclesiastes 3:1 (KJV)
Seasons aren't random, and they aren't punishment. They're part of how God grows us. There's a season for planting and a season for harvest, a season for building and a season for resting, a season for holding on and a season for letting go.
The problem is rarely the season. The problem is when we stay the same after God has moved. We keep the same habits, the same mindset, the same circle, and the same excuses, and then we wonder why things feel stuck.
A tree that refused to drop its leaves in the fall wouldn't be faithful. It would be out of step. And whatever refuses to release can't make room for what's coming next.
Three ways to shift with your season
1. Discern the time you're in. Scripture describes the men of Issachar as men "that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do" (1 Chronicles 12:32). Before you can respond to a season, you have to recognize it. Ask God plainly: Lord, what season am I in, and what are You asking of me in it?
2. Release what this season doesn't need. Some things were right for the last season and are only weight in this one. It might be an old way of thinking, a grudge, a comfort zone, or a schedule that leaves no room for God. Letting go isn't loss. It's preparation.
3. Lean into the new thing.
"Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it?" — Isaiah 43:19 (KJV)
God isn't only asking you to let go. He's inviting you forward. The new thing is already springing up. The question is whether you'll notice it, and whether you'll move with it.
We've watched this shift take place right in our Sunday services. Some Sundays, God hasn't waited for the sermon. He's just shown up, and people have come to the altar before a word was preached. We've seen people go under the water in baptism and come up different.
That's what a shift looks like. It isn't a slogan. It's people deciding they won't stay the same when God is clearly moving.
A season of gratitude
As we head toward Thanksgiving, here's one more thing to remember: a changing season is still a gift. Even the hard transitions carry God's fingerprints. Before you rush into what's next, take a moment to thank Him for what He brought you through and for what He's already preparing.
"And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." — Galatians 6:9 (KJV)
Your due season is coming. Don't faint. Shift.
Come shift with us
THE SHIFT series continues this Sunday, and we'd love for you to be in the room.
• Sundays at 10:15 AM at the Randallstown Community Center
• Monday nights at 7:00 PM: catch the replay if you missed it
New to Destiny? Come as you are. There's a place for you here.
With love, Pastor Vincent & Lady Rashonda Key Destiny Outreach Christian Center
A few weeks ago those same branches were full and green. Now the leaves are gold, red, and brown, and most of them are already on the ground. Nobody had to argue with the trees about it. They didn't hold a meeting or ask for more time. They sensed the season changing, and they changed with it.
That's the heart of what we've been preaching at Destiny in our series THE SHIFT: when seasons shift, we must shift with the season.
God works in seasons
"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven." — Ecclesiastes 3:1 (KJV)
Seasons aren't random, and they aren't punishment. They're part of how God grows us. There's a season for planting and a season for harvest, a season for building and a season for resting, a season for holding on and a season for letting go.
The problem is rarely the season. The problem is when we stay the same after God has moved. We keep the same habits, the same mindset, the same circle, and the same excuses, and then we wonder why things feel stuck.
A tree that refused to drop its leaves in the fall wouldn't be faithful. It would be out of step. And whatever refuses to release can't make room for what's coming next.
Three ways to shift with your season
1. Discern the time you're in. Scripture describes the men of Issachar as men "that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do" (1 Chronicles 12:32). Before you can respond to a season, you have to recognize it. Ask God plainly: Lord, what season am I in, and what are You asking of me in it?
2. Release what this season doesn't need. Some things were right for the last season and are only weight in this one. It might be an old way of thinking, a grudge, a comfort zone, or a schedule that leaves no room for God. Letting go isn't loss. It's preparation.
3. Lean into the new thing.
"Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it?" — Isaiah 43:19 (KJV)
God isn't only asking you to let go. He's inviting you forward. The new thing is already springing up. The question is whether you'll notice it, and whether you'll move with it.
We've watched this shift take place right in our Sunday services. Some Sundays, God hasn't waited for the sermon. He's just shown up, and people have come to the altar before a word was preached. We've seen people go under the water in baptism and come up different.
That's what a shift looks like. It isn't a slogan. It's people deciding they won't stay the same when God is clearly moving.
A season of gratitude
As we head toward Thanksgiving, here's one more thing to remember: a changing season is still a gift. Even the hard transitions carry God's fingerprints. Before you rush into what's next, take a moment to thank Him for what He brought you through and for what He's already preparing.
"And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." — Galatians 6:9 (KJV)
Your due season is coming. Don't faint. Shift.
Come shift with us
THE SHIFT series continues this Sunday, and we'd love for you to be in the room.
• Sundays at 10:15 AM at the Randallstown Community Center
• Monday nights at 7:00 PM: catch the replay if you missed it
New to Destiny? Come as you are. There's a place for you here.
With love, Pastor Vincent & Lady Rashonda Key Destiny Outreach Christian Center
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