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Embracing Life’s Seasons: Change and Growth

Yesterday morning amber leaves fluttered down from our front yard tree as matching butterflies flitted among them. “It’s the beginning of the end,” I said to myself, realizing that the branches would soon be empty and the butterflies gone.

If only the seasons of life were so easily seen. Over the years, too many transitions have taken me by surprise. Why did I think things wouldn’t change?

Nature’s first green is gold.

Her hardest hue to hold.

Her early leaf’s a flower.

But only so and hour.

Then leaf subsides to leaf.

So Eden sank to grief.

So dawn goes down to day.

Nothing gold can stay.

Robert Frost

I’m typing now from my easy chair while icing a sore left knee. Ten years ago, thirty minutes of yard work wouldn’t have meant this.

Seasons of life.

The Apostle Paul, who wrote much of the New Testament, knew about change. He went from arresting Christians to spreading the gospel message he’d once tried to stop. In the end, his zeal for Christ cost him his earthly life. Yet, he saw the season changing and was prepared.

For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

2 Timothy 4: 6-7 (NKJV)

Kind reader, I’m not saying it’s near the end for you or me. Who knows? It’s more of a question: what transition is coming soon?

Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ.

Philippians 1:27a (NIV)

Thank you for reading. 🙏❤️Prayers and love.

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22 responses to “Embracing Life’s Seasons: Change and Growth”

  1. jesusluvsall Avatar
    jesusluvsall

    I hope the transition of the rapture takes place for us soon

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  2. Norwegian Avatar
    Norwegian

    Thank you, yes change can help you renew and come alive https://contemplation.blog/2025/10/24/alive/

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  3. alimw2013 Avatar
    alimw2013

    ❤️..May we lean into the God of stability through all the changing seasons of life.

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  4. davidsdailydose Avatar
    davidsdailydose

    I like your perspective! Our sons are 32, 30, and 27. It seems just like the other day that they were still in middle school/elementary.
    We definitely pass through seasons of life. As a rookie minister, I was almost always the youngest one in the room. Later, when I became a teacher, I was still one of the younger ones. Now, as an administrator, I’m one of the oldest.
    Like you said, through it all, God remains unchanged and forever faithful.

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  5. alimw2013 Avatar
    alimw2013

    Good ol Robert Frost…I recently spent some time in Vermont where he lived, visited one of his homes and then saw his gravesite as well.

    Anyway, change is something I’m not a huge fan of but it’s inevitable.. seasons come in a hurry and go just as quickly. While watching my kids (who are now 20, 17, and 15) I have to very consciously remind myself to enjoy each season of life that I get to experience with them…otherwise I’m mourning for the days when they were little and more dependent on me.
    Thankful, our Lord never changes!! Hoping your knee is feeling better!!

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  6. davidsdailydose Avatar
    davidsdailydose

    Thank you for your encouraging words. Of course, you’re right. God holds every season in His capable hands, we simple must hold on to Him. I appreciate your stopping by. God Bless!

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  7. ephesians413 Avatar
    ephesians413

    Well, it’s true that we are heading into winter now. Our world may be entering into a winter as well. However, God has given us the promise of spring. Spring never doesn’t come. At least in my life. We have the hope that God loves us and that no matter what happens in our lives, somehow God means it for our good. That’s sometimes rough to accept, but spring surely comes after winter, and it will also return in our lives, either in this life or the next. Best wishes for healing and health.

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  8. davidsdailydose Avatar
    davidsdailydose

    I hear you, Jim. I’ve had trouble with my left knee since I was a kid. I’m not sure what caused it, but it’s gotten worse over the years. Thank you for reading and commenting. Growing older is certainly not for sissies.
    Blessings!

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  9. Jim Jensen Avatar
    Jim Jensen

    I suffered a back injury playing football as a kid. I know the pain of dealing with a lifelong injury. Incredibly frustrating. I tried to do some cabinet painting last week and I was forced to sit down after about 15 minutes to rest my back from all the stretching that occured while I painted. Oh to be young again.

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  10. davidsdailydose Avatar
    davidsdailydose

    Thanks, Pastor Pete. God is a superb catcher, and it’s comforting to know He holds the future in his capable hands. In fact, He’s caught me a few times when I didn’t realize I’d even fallen. Blessings to you and yours.

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  11. pastorpete51 Avatar
    pastorpete51

    What an insightful post David, and I love the Robert Frost poem. I remember that Jesus said, “At a time when you least expect it.” about HIs return. But for me, those transitions are almost always at times when I least expect and, no matter how I prepare for them it often feels like falling off a cliff. I am so glad that God has caught me halfway down every time!

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  12. davidsdailydose Avatar
    davidsdailydose

    I like your thought process here, Paul. If life were all one season, what a predictable journey! It would be like living near the equator or at the North or South Pole. 🏝️❄️
    Like you, I am grateful for God’s presence and guidance through every transition. Thank you for putting a positive spotlight on my introspective post. God Bless!

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  13. Paul Anderson Avatar
    Paul Anderson

    Solid words, David!

    I’ve been contemplating the seasons lately as well. Fall is my favorite…crisp air, leaves falling, wood fireplaces burning and winter looming.

    This is a big year for our family. My oldest is graduating high school and my youngest is graduating middle school. Many changes ahead. Changes worth celebrating and changes worth mourning.

    Through it all, God is so good and His hand is ever so present…fathering, shepherding, providing, guiding and consoling.

    “Spring” is coming on the other side of “winter.” Grateful for change, grateful for hope, grateful for uncertainty and grateful for the opportunity to lean on Jesus through it all.

    Thanks for sharing, brother!

    -Paul

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  14. davidsdailydose Avatar
    davidsdailydose

    Thanks, SimplyB. I am encouraged by your perspective! Each stage of life brings its own challenges and benefits. Thankfully, God does not change! Blessings to you and yours, and prayers for your family members who are dealing with illness. I appreciate your reading and commenting.

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  15. SimplyB Avatar
    SimplyB

    Wow can I appreciate every word of this post. We recently celebrated our son-in-law’s 50th birthday and my husband and I both told him that the trip from 50 to 70 is the highest speed trip of all. Then later I opened up the mail to find my AARP magazine and the old age reality hit me all over again when I realized my children are now receiving this AARP publication, too. As well as qualifying for senior discounts at IHOP and maybe other places. And your question about the next transition? I’m observing my elderly sister and her husband’s life become more difficult by the day, and help for their care is a big, awful, painful concern for their children right now. The question “who knows” only really has one answer and one day He will guide us to our last transition and into his arms forever. Praise God for that. The best transition. Thanks for the great post, and I sure hope and pray your injury heals up quickly.

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  16. davidsdailydose Avatar
    davidsdailydose

    Thank you, Dana. I appreciate your reading and commenting. God Bless!

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  17. Dana at Regular Girl Devos Avatar
    Dana at Regular Girl Devos

    Well said, David. I can surely relate to life’s transitions as time goes on!

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  18. The Devotional Guy™ Avatar
    The Devotional Guy™

    That’s good news. Yes, it does indeed.

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  19. davidsdailydose Avatar
    davidsdailydose

    Thanks, brother. Twenty minutes on ice and a good night’s rest made my bum knee feel better. It’s been a problem for awhile, but flares up more easily these days. You’re right, as our blogger friend Mitch Teemley says, “The unexpected arrives rather unexpectedly.
    Blessings to you and Terri.

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  20. The Devotional Guy™ Avatar
    The Devotional Guy™

    Man, I feel your pain, albeit vicariously. I’m praying for healing and recovery so you can enjoy your break. Did we have Fall Break back in our school days? I don’t recall. It seems like a new phenomenon to me.

    I think the unexpected change that catches us off guard disrupts our lives and thinking the most. We know change is an inevitable part of life. We anticipate change. But we don’t always expect it.

    Great midweek post, brother. Nice hearing from you during the week. Blessings to you, Nancy, and the pups.

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  21. davidsdailydose Avatar
    davidsdailydose

    Thank you for your healing prayers, brother. Nancy and I are on Fall holiday from school, which gives me more time to contemplate. It is a bit disheartening to no longer be able to physically do what I once could. I know you understand this even more than me. Blessings to you and Susan. 🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸

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  22. Alan Kearns Avatar
    Alan Kearns

    Sorry for your yard work injury David – may our Good Lord heal it and use your rest to speak to your heart. I think the seasons become more meaningful and beautiful the older we become. I am sitting watching the birds flying back and forward between our garden bird table and the woodland over the fence…life goes on, that’s the beauty of His Creation, praise His Name! May you be blessed in the autumn scenes that He paints for you each day 🙏

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