Have you ever heard a song and it transports you to another time and place? For me, it’s “Desert Song” by Hillsong with words by Brooke Ligertwood. This song saved my sanity on many occasions when my three babies were all under the age of 4.

I had the words printed and affixed to the fridge door so I could read them as I was scrambling to fix a sippy cup for a fussing toddler.  

I remember singing “I will bring praise” above the inconsolable cries, at my wit’s end.

“All of my life, in every season…I have a reason to worship” when my baby girl didn’t care to sleep and my husband was away at school. I had to work the next morning, and I couldn’t form any other clear thoughts, except to sing out those words.

When I thought my heart was irreversibly broken after losing my sister, and I wasn’t sure I had anything left to give my babies…”refine me Lord through the flame”

Some days, I didn’t think we’d ever all make it out of that time, but I had wise sisters in Christ, who had already been through it, speak life into me and tell me that the seasons pass quickly.

So, sister, let me tell you…seasons do pass quickly. Hold on. 

Anticipating teen

Woman in waiting and/or working

Mother to little ones

Mother to older kiddos 

Or veteran laborer of Christ

Whatever season you’re in, God has plans for you, and they are GOOD. Psalms 16:5-8 reads “Lord, you are my portion and my cup of blessing; you hold my future. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. I will bless the Lord who counsels me  — even at night when my thoughts trouble me. I always let the Lord guide me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.”

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As the youngest of 8 sons, David knew he wouldn’t get much in the way of an earthly inheritance. However, he recognized and claimed that the Lord was his “portion” or enough, and also, that God was his “cup of blessing” or above and beyond. In times of “just enough” or times of blessing, if we put our faith in God, He holds our future. And what does the scripture say about this future? A beautiful inheritance, falling in pleasant places. Not sure what your pleasant place looks like, but I’m imagining lots of coffee, books, and quiet 😉

Even when night comes (figurative or literal), and our thoughts tend to lead us toward negative thinking, He is right there with us, guiding us back to His truth that can’t be shaken by our circumstances. We can trust that our beautiful inheritance through Christ is coming on the other side of that night. Whatever we can imagine about eternal communion with our Savior, I’m certain it is so much more.

Seasons do change quickly, but praise God, He does not. I’m still tired and chasing three active (teen) babies, but when I look back, I am so thankful that God was my portion through it all…just enough to make it through some days and blessings above what I deserved on others. 

You’re gonna make it through this, sister, into a beautiful inheritance with God by your side. “I know I’m filled to be emptied again…this seed I’ve received, I will sow.”