Luke 12:48 ~ “For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required.”
God is intentional with beginnings. He does not rush seeds into soil that cannot sustain them, nor does He announce harvest where roots have not yet been strengthened. Every work of God begins with wisdom, not impulse, because Heaven is committed to what will last. While people celebrate fast starts, God measures slow depth. What feels like delay is often divine protection, ensuring that what He plants will endure pressure, seasons, and weight without collapsing.
So many times, we look for permission to begin in dates, months, and calendar shifts. A new year feels like an open door, and a new season feels like confirmation. But God is not governed by clocks or page turns. He does not initiate purpose because time has changed; He begins when the heart is ready. Scripture reminds us, “To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1). That season is discerned spiritually, not chronologically.
The soil of the heart matters more to God than the timing of the moment. God inspects what will have to carry the weight of obedience, responsibility, and endurance. Proverbs teaches you to guard the heart diligently because everything that flows outward is rooted inward. God prepares the inner world before He alters the outer one, because anything released prematurely becomes a burden instead of a blessing.
This is why winter seasons are so misunderstood. Though the ground looks barren, unseen work is taking place beneath the surface. Philippians 1:6 ~ “Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.” Roots are deepening, soil is resting, and nutrients are being restored. Jesus said, “Except a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain” John 12:24. What looks like nothing is often the birthplace of multiplication.
God often does His most critical work when nothing looks new yet. Silence does not mean absence, and stillness does not mean stagnation. Isaiah reminds us that those who wait on the Lord renew their strength, Isaiah 40:31. Waiting is not inactivity; it is positioning. God is strengthening what must hold the weight of what is coming.
Jesus taught that fruitfulness is not rooted in enthusiasm, but in endurance. In the parable of the sower, He described soil that receives the Word and holds it with patience, Luke 8:15 Shallow ground celebrates quickly, but it cannot withstand heat or pressure. In the Kingdom, depth always precedes durability, and preparation always comes before release.
This is the word of the Lord, do not get so caught up in what month it is; be mindful of where your heart is. Heaven is not responding to the calendar you see, it is responding to the condition God sees. The Spirit is saying, “Lift your eyes from dates and examine the soil.” When the heart is surrendered, softened, and aligned, Heaven calls it “in season,” regardless of the month.
Many feel unsettled because the expected beginning did not arrive when they thought it would. The promise still feels delayed, and the timing still feels off. But God declares, “I am not bound to months, I am drawn to maturity.” James tells you that patience must finish its work so you may be complete and lacking nothing, James 1:4. What feels like delay is often divine calibration.
God fortifies the inner life before He expands the outer one. He deepens trust, steadies obedience, and strengthens faith so that what He releases will not crush you. He will not pour oil into a vessel that has not been reinforced. Scripture reminds us, “Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time” 1 Peter 5:6. Due time is a condition, not a date.
Hear this clearly, your heart is the calendar God responds to. When pride yields to humility, when striving gives way to trust, and when impatience matures into peace, Heaven says, “Now.” Not because time shifted, but because you did. God prepares the vessel before He pours the oil and strengthens the roots before He exposes the fruit.
This is why God revisits the same lessons repeatedly. Repetition is not punishment; it is reinforcement. What is formed slowly becomes stable. What is reinforced quietly becomes unshakable. God would rather delay a start than have to repair a collapse.
Trust the Gardener. God knows the condition of your soil better than you do. He knows when the ground can finally hold what He intends to plant. When God begins, it will be sustainable, fruitful, and lasting. God does not start what the ground cannot hold, and He is faithful to complete what He wisely begins. When your heart is ready, the beginning will find you, not rushed, not forced, but perfectly timed by Heaven.
Let’s Pray:
Father God, I honor You as the wise and faithful Gardener of my lives. You see beneath the surface and understand the condition of my heart. Father, I thank You for loving me enough to prepare me before You begin new things. Search my heart, Lord. Where disappointment has hardened me, soften me by Your Spirit. Where fear has made me guarded, restore trust. Where impatience has caused me to rush, teach me to wait with confidence in Your wisdom. Teach me to stop measuring progress by calendars and milestones and to begin discerning seasons by alignment and obedience. Help me to value inner growth more than outward movement and maturity more than momentum. Father, strengthen my roots in faith, humility, patience, and endurance. Where I have grown shallow through weariness or distraction, deepen me again. Anchor me firmly so that what You release will remain. Heal places where delay has felt like denial. Restore hope where expectations were deferred. Remind me that unseen work is still sacred work and that nothing in Your hands is wasted. Guard me from forcing doors You have not opened. Deliver me from comparison and frustration when others seem to move ahead. Teach me to trust that our preparation is personal and purposeful. Prepare me to steward what is coming with wisdom and reverence. Shape my character to match my calling so that blessing does not outpace maturity. Father, I surrender every promise back to You. Begin what You will, when You will, knowing that what You start will stand, last, and bear fruit. I trust Your hands, Your heart, and Your timing. In the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Nugget ~ God does not respond to the date on your calendar; He responds to the condition of your heart. When the soil is ready, Heaven calls it “in season,” no matter what month it is!
Blessings…
Love, Dr. Jean…
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