Season Changes
No matter what season you are in during your life, adjust for Jesus! Make sure your relationship and time with the Father is still a high priority. The time spent with the Father may look different season to season, but being consistent is important. When I became pregnant, I entered a new season in my life and experienced a shift in my walk with Christ. The first change occurred with my fasting. Fasting was a norm in my life prior to becoming pregnant and was very vital to my kingdom living. I had been fasting 2 to 3 times a week for about two and a half years and it became a part of my walk with the Lord. My fasting mainly entailed no food during a certain time of the day plus other restrictions outside of food. Of course becoming pregnant fasting from food was not going to work and it truly altered my everyday life. I would say not being able to fast the way I had become accustomed to for two and half years sort of threw me off track.
When I gave birth, reading my bible changed as well. Do not get me wrong, the “alter” or season change was a blessing, however I did not prepare for the adjustments required to continue my walk with the Lord that I had before becoming pregnant. Even after giving birth my fasting life did not return to normal because I was breastfeeding and the thought of restricting food was out of the question.
Serving in church paused or even going to church after my son was born changed. Caring for a newborn and nursing every 2 hours became my priority and fitting in God where ever I could was secondary. If you experience a season change that affects your walk with Christ …ADJUST. When going through my season change I did not prepare nor did I become strategic with my time spent with the Father.
Mark 1:35-37 states “And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.”
If Jesus made time to pray, then we should. I am sure He had several tasks or many things before Him but yet made time to pray….and He was JESUS!
Psalms 1:2 states “But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night.”
The bible says “day and night.” There are no exceptions and no matter what season you are in during your life you need to make time for God. Even if you only read one scripture, do it and meditate on it all day. In the beginning, I did not adjust or make strategic plans to spend time with the Father. I read the bible but I could have always done more and to make sure I set aside quiet time with God. So adjust, adjust, adjust and if you feel like you still do not have time, pray for help with time management. Put God first and you will have time for everything else.
Looking back, I had to look at how my relationship with God changed prior to and after pregnancy and notice the vast difference. I had to begin implementing things back into my life that had slowed down or ceased and create new ways in building my walk and relationship with Christ. When your season changes and your walk with Christ shifts, make sure you are proactive by adjusting to maintain kingdom life.