August 22nd: New Season, Same God

Another school year is here. New schedules. New faces. New pressures. New unknowns.

And if you’re like me, transitions like this stir up both excitement and anxiety. You start to ask questions like:

• “Will I be who I was last year?”

• “Will my friendships look the same?”

• “Am I even ready for this?”

But what if the real question is this: Am I willing to trust God in this season even when everything around me is changing?

Ecclesiastes 3 reminds us that “for everything there is a season.” And while seasons shift—God doesn’t. He’s the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8).

What makes this time of year so bittersweet is the in-between-ness of it. Some of us are grieving the end of a sweet summer. Some are nervous about growing up. Some are stepping into a new grade, a new town, a new calling. And some are just praying they can hold it all together.

But no matter where you are, this truth stands:

“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.” - Lamentations 3:22–23 (ESV)

New year? New season? Same mercy. Same faithfulness. Same God.

Here’s what I’m praying over my own life and yours:

• That we wouldn’t cling to the comfort of last season, but to the presence of the One who walks into the next with us.

• That we’d stop asking God to bring back what we had—and instead ask Him to do a new thing.

• That we’d have open hearts and open hands to receive the joy, growth, and stretching that this next chapter holds.

And maybe above all else: That we’d remember our calling isn’t tied to what’s predictable. It’s tied to the Person who never changes.

So welcome the change. Step into the unknown. And walk confidently…not because you know what’s ahead, but because you know Who goes with you.

I hope you all have a great day, and God bless.

-Brady Baker