Don’t Get Stuck It’s Just A Season

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Hi, welcome to flourish podcast. I am doctor, Grayson Nichols, your house for today, and I would like to welcome you. Thank you so much to all of our faithful listeners from the USA, from Ireland, from Puerto Rico to the United Kingdom, Singapore. And wherever you are listening around the world, I would like to thank you for being a faithful listener. To the florist podcast. Our topic for today is don't get stuck. It's only a season. Don't get stuck. It's only a season.

And today, it's going to be an awesome exciting special episode just for you. Why? Just as I promised our time today will focus on our newly released book. I choose to flourish as I've been mentioning to you. This book is literally a book that transform your life. And so from the beginning of the book, we are encouraged to know that in life. We always have options. Yes, we always have options in life and one of our options does not require giving up. No, we can't give up and we cannot give in. We must engage in life, and we must understand that our course in life is to win.

Our course, in life is to win. God wants us to win. So, maybe you are someone who is paralyzed by fear.

Maybe you are numb from Lost. Maybe you are stuck in your circumstance or forsaken by a dream.

Maybe you're drowning in disappointment or you feel hopeless about your future. Maybe you feel unfulfilled spiritually or you're trapped in a dead-end job. Maybe you're feeling overwhelmed with regret or caught up in a flow, maybe your way down by guilt or anxious about tomorrow. I want to encourage you today to not be paralyzed by fear. I want you to know their adversary comes to Rob us of our potential and discourages about our future, but I want you to be so encouraged about your future today, because, yes, it's your time to move forward to move forward.

So in our series on today, our episode today, we're going to talk about and flourishing in season. And in our book, I choose to flourish. There are some chapters towards the end of the book that focuses on that. So if you don't have your copy, I want you to pick up your copy today. It's, it'll be one that you will read. You'll be so inspired by because this is what you need to help you to know that in this season. It's not a time to be stopped, but it's in time.

To move forward. So we talked about the butterfly in the beginning of the book. We share the butterfly store with you. Such a powerful intriguingly. I am, I hearing story for the butterfly lives through seasons of life and spreads its beautiful, unique got colors, everywhere. It goes, summer is the peak for butterfly and it's known as the butterfly season because it's warm. Beautiful, sunny weather. This creates the perfect atmosphere for beautiful butterflies.

You might be very surprised to learn that there are significant butterfly activity, even in every season, a butterfly, a few, if you're the butterfly species, survive in the very cold months, but there are butterflies activities even in the cold month. So migrate to warmer climates. Some hibernate, as adults, or spend their winter in a cocoon ready to emerge in the spring. I want you to know, just like a beautiful butterfly. Your future is promising. It is exciting in every season since they were going to focus on the winter season the waiting.

And it's important for you to know that seasons change, just like the winter, the spring, the summer, and the fall changes. So are the seasons of your life. We must recognize our seasons and get through them. Well, no matter, what season you are in, things are about to change. So, I love love, love this. One passage in the Bible that gives us a good perspective on Seasons Ecclesiastes 3 and 1. It says for everything, there is a season. It also tells us in Ecclesiastes 3, it 11:00 yet. God has made everything beautiful for its own time. So it's great to know that God is exclusively in control of all of the seasons of your

So let's talk about the winter, The Waiting season.

Yes, this season is one of the most difficult Seasons waiting is never easy. When you can't control the climate of the cold months ahead. If this is a season, you are in and you are waiting on something. It is time to snuggle up in God's word and be blanketed by God's word. His word will keep you warm. While you're waiting for the season to change. You might be waiting on things to change on your purpose on something that you started to materialize. Maybe a life goal or a project. You might be waiting on a desired relationship. You might be waiting on an emotional Wellness to change. You might be waiting on things to get better Financial breakthrough and the list goes on and on with

That we find ourselves waiting on and you know, what waiting is? Never easy, whatever you're waiting on, don't give up for the occasion and enjoy the need of rest in this season because things are going to change quickly as you. Wait on God and continue to pray.

Hang on in there. You will get through this season. God is certainly not forgotten about you.

God is too faithful to forget about his beautiful butterfly. Yeah, I'm talking about you. He is too faithful to forget about. You is planning an orchestrating things for his purpose for his glory. And yes, he is pruning. You, he is getting you ready. He's scheduling away at you at the things that are not needed for the next season in your life. He's absolutely making. You pay for it. For the things that you are about to come into in your Flores life.

During the winter season relax.

That's my favorite. When the the winter months are cold. I like to to make the fireplace and snuggle up by the fireplace. Maybe roast some marshmallows, get a good. You don't watch one of those good, Hallmark movies, you know, ya winner for me is fun. But I most enjoy apple cider because it just feels warm. It's good. It's one of my Tia greatest beverages during the winter months old baby pillow, your warm fuzzy blanket, you're comfortable shoes, you know, yours house slippers and let God do the best work that he wants to do. And you got, God knows exactly what you need in your winter season. You're waiting on season. He's making you ready. So let him finish him.

Work however, long the winter months will last.

And grow because our heavenly father knows what's best for you. The wait, will soon be over. Yes, but you don't answer allows the winter season to change the faith. Do not doubt and wait, expectantly on him, you know, King, David cried out to God and Psalms 5 and 3. This is what he says. He said, listen to my voice in the morning. Lord each morning. I bring my request to you and wait, expectantly. He is listening and he knows exactly where you are in the winter storms of life and he knows how to find you. Yes, God knows where you are and he knows how to find you and he knows exactly what to do to help you. Wait.

And your winter season. Just hold on, and get ready for spring. Yes. So as we conclude our episode for today. I just want to remind you to trust that God knows where you are and trust that God has a plan.

That there is an end to your winter season and the waiting season will soon be over enjoy the warmth and the much-needed rest. If you would like to read some more about the flourishing in the seasons, I want you to pick up your copy of the book. I choose to flourish from our family bookstore. You can go to www, triangle, marriage and family. Calm, and get your copy for today. Speaking of winter, as a holiday seasons arrive, be prepared to give this book will make a wonderful gift for someone that you love. So, because some extra copies today, wrap them and send them to the people that you love until our next episode less florist together.

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