THE IN-BETWEEN SEASON

Read: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Meditation verse: 

“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1)

The in-between season is a period in your life’s journey when you are not yet where you desire to be, but you are also no longer where you used to be. It is the space between promise and fulfilment, leaving and arriving, sowing and harvest

How do you know you are in an in-between season?

You feel unsettled. There’s a sense of anticipation and restlessness in your spirit. You have glimpses of what’s ahead, yet the path is unclear. Heaven may seem silent. Doors may seem shut, prayers unanswered, and progress slow. It feels like a holding pattern—like you’re stuck in a hallway between two rooms, waiting for the next door to open. It feels like you are in the wilderness. But the in-between season is not a mistake. It is divinely orchestrated. Just as there is a time to plant and a time to harvest, there is also a time to wait, prepare, and grow. God often uses this season to prune, refine, and shape us for what lies ahead. David had his in-between season between the anointing and the throne. Joseph lived through it in the pit and the prison before the palace. Even Jesus experienced it in the wilderness before stepping into public ministry.

So how should you respond in the in-between season?

Trust God’s Timing: He makes everything beautiful in its time (Ecclesiastes 3:11). Delay is not denial.

Stay Faithful: Keep doing the last thing God told you to do. Obedience in this season prepares you for the next.

Guard Your Heart: It’s easy to grow weary, bitter, or envious in this season. Keep your heart anchored in gratitude and hope.

Prepare for the Next: Use this season to build your capacity. Learn, grow, rest, pray—prepare for what you’re praying for.

Remember, transitions are the silent workrooms of heaven where God moulds you for greater assignments or what lies ahead. Don’t rush the process. God is not just taking you to a new place—He’s making you into a new person. Do not resent the process. Ask God to help you recognize and embrace the in-between seasons of your life. Trust His timing, rest in His promises, remain faithful and stay fully prepared as you await the fulfilment of His promises. “Hold fast the confession of your hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful” (Hebrews 10:23). 

 

IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Oke Chinye.
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