Identify the Season

From a very Macro level, to a very Micro level.........we can break moments of life down into seasons, each one intended to prepare you for the next.  Lessons as a kid prepare you to be a teenager, preparing you to be a young adult, preparing you for middle-age, etc...  Each is a season of life from a macro perspective.

As you get more micro, each responsibility is a season preparing you for the next responsibility.  Each success, each failure, each opportunity............prepares you for the next.  Some seasons are short-lived by design, and some seasons can last a good portion of your life.  The importance from one season to the next is improvement...........which means something different for everyone.

In order to find your purpose of improvement, you must first identify the season that you're in.........even though you may not fully be aware of the next season in which you're preparing for.  A season of discouragement may be preparing you to be able to lift up others in the future............allowing you to share true empathy for what they're going through.  A season of financial struggle may be preparing you to become a more aware steward during better financial times in the future.  You get the idea........

One of my Pastor's once told me "you need to call life what it is."  He taught me to identify what the scenario is, what the situation is, what the season is...........identify the struggles and the blessings within that season, and allow them to make you better.

You don't need to worry about what your next season is, you likely don't have any control over it anyway.  You need to identify this season, and allow it to mold you.......but not define you.