Life is not static. It moves like the tides, shifts like the wind, and changes like the seasons. Each season carries its own beauty, but also its own set of challenges. Some seasons feel like spring—new beginnings, fresh hope, and life blossoming everywhere. Others resemble summer—long days, joy, and warmth. Then come autumn seasons of letting go, where the Lord asks us to release what we’ve been holding onto. And there are winters—cold, barren, and quiet—when we wonder if life will ever bloom again.
But through it all, God remains faithful. He does not change when our circumstances do. His promises hold true no matter the season we are in. For women of every age, culture, and background, this truth is both an anchor and a hope: our God is unchanging, even when life is not.
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”
Hebrews 13:8 (NIV)
Seasons Are Inevitable, But God Is Eternal
Ecclesiastes reminds us that life is full of seasons:
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.”
Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NIV)
Each season has its appointed place in God’s design. None of them are wasted. Even when we don’t understand why we’re in a particular season, God is weaving His story through it.
Think of the barren fig tree Jesus cursed (Mark 11:12–21). Outwardly it looked alive with leaves, but it bore no fruit. The lesson? Seasons aren’t just about survival. They’re about fruitfulness—about God growing something in us that will last.
Christian author Elisabeth Elliot once wrote, “God never withholds from His child that which His love and wisdom call good. God’s refusals are always merciful—‘severe mercies’ at times but mercies all the same.”
Even in seasons that feel like loss, He is faithful. What we see as an ending, He may see as pruning. What we see as silence, He may see as preparation.
Spring: Seasons of New Beginnings
Spring is a season of planting, newness, and anticipation. Spiritually, it often represents a time of hope restored, prayers answered, or fresh opportunities.
For young women, spring might look like stepping into a new career, marriage, or motherhood. For older women, it might be a new ministry, a move, or even a renewed passion for prayer after years of waiting.
“See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?”
Isaiah 43:19 (NIV)
Reflection Question:
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Where in your life do you sense God planting new seeds of hope or calling you into a new beginning?
Life Application:
Embrace new seasons with open hands. Instead of clinging to what was, ask God to give you eyes to see the “new thing” He is doing. Start journaling what you sense He’s speaking in this time so you can look back later and see His hand at work.
Summer: Seasons of Growth and Joy
Summer seasons are vibrant. These are times when prayers are answered, relationships flourish, and God’s blessings are evident. But summer also brings the temptation to forget the One who provided the harvest.
“When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.”
Deuteronomy 8:10 (NIV)
Maybe you’re in a summer season right now. Your family is healthy, your home is filled with laughter, and life feels full. Praise God for these gifts. But remember—they are gifts, not gods.
Reflection Question:
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How can I stay rooted in gratitude during my “summer” season instead of becoming complacent?
Life Application:
Practice thankfulness daily. Create a rhythm of gratitude, perhaps with a family prayer jar where you drop in notes of thanks each week. This keeps your heart aligned with the Giver, not just the gifts.
Autumn: Seasons of Release
Autumn is beautiful, but it’s also about letting go. The leaves fall, and the trees release what they cannot hold onto forever. Spiritually, autumn seasons come when God asks us to surrender—relationships, dreams, habits, or even our own timing.
Think of Hannah, who released Samuel into the Lord’s hands after years of longing for him (1 Samuel 1). Her letting go was painful, but it was also worship.
“To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven… a time to plant and a time to uproot.”
Ecclesiastes 3:1–2 (NIV)
Reflection Question:
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What is God asking you to lay down in this season?
Life Application:
Write a prayer of surrender. Be honest with God about the difficulty of letting go, but trust Him with the outcome. Sometimes freedom comes not in holding tighter but in releasing fully.
Winter: Seasons of Waiting and Silence
Winter is the hardest season. It feels cold, barren, and long. Spiritually, it may look like unanswered prayers, closed doors, or silence from God.
But winter is not wasted. Beneath the surface, roots grow deep. Faith is tested, refined, and strengthened. The silence of winter prepares us for the bloom of spring.
Corrie Ten Boom, who endured the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp, said, “Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.”
“The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.”
Lamentations 3:25–26 (NIV)
Reflection Question:
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How might God be strengthening your roots in this “winter” season?
Life Application:
Instead of resisting the stillness, lean into it. Spend extra time in Scripture and prayer. Even if God feels silent, His Word speaks. Try memorizing a verse that reminds you of His faithfulness when emotions waver.
Living with Faith in Every Season
As women, our seasons look different, but the call is the same: trust God through them all. A single woman waiting for marriage, a mother raising young children, a grandmother walking through loss, or a sister battling illness—all are called to place their seasons in His hands.
What unites us across ages, cultures, and experiences is not that our seasons are the same, but that our God is.
Final Reflection Questions for Women:
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Which season do you feel you are currently in—spring, summer, autumn, or winter?
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How can you choose trust over fear in this particular season?
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Who in your life might need encouragement in her season, and how can you be that friend for her?
Closing Encouragement
Friends, whatever season you are walking through, take heart. Seasons change, but God does not. You may feel like you’re in a winter that will never end, but spring is coming. You may be in a summer of blessing—praise Him for it. You may be in autumn, where the letting go hurts—but trust that He will bring beauty from ashes.
Our lives are not defined by the seasons we’re in, but by the God who carries us through them.
“The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.”
Isaiah 40:8 (NIV)
A Closing Prayer
Heavenly Father, thank You that You remain the same in every season of our lives. When change comes, help us to rest in Your unchanging love. In our spring times, plant new hope. In our summers, keep us grateful. In our autumns, give us courage to release. In our winters, deepen our roots in You. Help us as women to encourage one another in every season, reminding each other that You are faithful. We trust You with today, tomorrow, and forever. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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At 71yrs, I have learned the seasons are all through life. The seasons as it states here are all through life. We can go though more than on within a year. I ask God to make me a blessing each day. At this time a life altering decision is waiting to be made. I have prayed and cried out to the Lord with tears and a heart full of anguish. The answer at this moment is to "wait". So I must wait. I feel saying " no answer " limits God. For there is always an answer. "Yes, No, Wait." God bless Corrie ten Boom and for what she has meant to my life.