I was reading a book by Sarah Jakes called Colliding With Destiny, which I highly recommend as a read, and in it Sarah says “no one knows what purpose can form from your pain, but if you let the hurt blind you, you’ll never see that some collissions are necessary for our destiny.” If there is nothing else I can tell you about I can definitely tell you about pain; some self-inflicted but nonetheless pain. I instantly flashed back to the days when I felt so alone that to cope with that loneliness I would spend time in bars and drink myself into blackouts. The times I would spend my time with people I had no business with in the first place to fill a void that they were incapable of filling. I thought I was a mess but I was being prepared to collide with my destiny. I’ll delve deeper into that season a little later but I call it my autumn season simply because outwardly I was withered but God was still doing a work inside me that ultimately led me to Him which is where I needed to be all along. Did you know that in autumn trees are at their strongest because they are not bearing fruit or producing leaves, all their energy is devoted to their roots. Ironically, in autumn the leaves are falling off the trees and they begin to look withered and scraggly overall appearing weak. Naturally, the roots of the trees take nutrients and chemicals out of the soil and use them to produce what they need for growth, development, and repair. That is in itself a revelation. Spiritually, you can be in a season when you appear to be withered and your efforts are not visible on the outside but the greater work is being done within you, a necessary strengthening and preparation. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 says “My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness (paraphrased) that when I am weak, then I am strong. God is preparing you for transition into your next season. Stay rooted.
Colossians 2:6-7: “As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.”