Welcome to Your New Season: Embracing Change and Growth

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Oct 2
6 min read

Updated: Oct 21

We never thought we’d say yes to the things we once said no to. But here we are, a new season, new doors, new destiny. Life has a way of rerouting us, nudging us down backroads, pushing us around sharp curves, and detouring us through alleys and side streets we never would’ve chosen. And yet, somehow, those unexpected turns often lead us exactly where we’re meant to go.

I used to be so sure—certain about what I wanted, who I was, and what path I’d walk. I said no to things immediately, not out of fear, but out of what I thought was clarity. But life has a way of humbling you. Seasons change, faith deepens, and suddenly you’re standing in front of doors you never noticed before, doors swinging wide as if they’ve been waiting for you all along.

And that’s when you realize: sometimes a closed door isn’t rejection, it’s divine redirection. “What feels like rejection is often God’s redirection.” When one door slams shut, another blows open. If you dare to walk through, you’ll see that God’s plan is so much richer, wilder, and more extravagant than the one you tried to force.

My Atlanta Awakening

On my recent trip to Atlanta, I felt this shift in my spirit in real time. I walked the streets where visionaries carved history. I stood where Dr. King once dreamed, spoke, and moved mountains with words alone. And I thought: if he had the courage to act on a dream the world said was impossible, why not me? Why not you?

Atlanta reminded me of something I’d buried: old dreams don’t die; they circle back until you’re ready to answer them. They tap on your shoulder, whisper in your ear, and show up in unexpected conversations. The question is: when will you act? Because there comes a time when you can’t just carry the dream; you’ve got to activate it. Write it, speak it, put your heels on the pavement, and live it out loud!

Trials, Tribulations, and God’s Timing

Let me keep it real: that trip didn’t go smoothly. I missed not one, but two flights. I could’ve lost it; I could’ve fought against the chaos, but I didn’t. Instead, I paused. I leaned back. I said, “Okay God, this must be your plan.” Because sometimes, when things are truly out of your hands, you’ve got to throw your hands up—not in disgust, but in praise. That’s faith. That’s surrender.

And you know what happened? Joy followed. Right after the discomfort. Right after the frustration. The very moment I stopped fighting the process, I started feeling God’s presence in it. I knew without a doubt: this is where He wants me to be. That trip wasn’t about convenience. It was about conviction. It taught me once again that God’s detours are still destinations.

Networking Changed Me

Here’s the other thing that trip gave me: networking. Shaking hands. Introducing myself to people I didn’t know. Stepping out of my bubble. That was growth. I’ve never done that before in this way. And let me be clear: I’ll never again call myself an introvert. That label doesn’t belong to me. I am not boxed in.

The networking alone was powerful. Meeting people, hearing their stories, and exchanging energy inspired me in ways I didn’t expect. When you surround yourself with people who are also leveling up, you can’t help but shift too! The atmosphere pulls you higher. That’s why you keep showing up in rooms that stretch you. Because the moment you put yourself in spaces of growth, your world expands.

Make the Shift

Here’s what I know: you’ve got to write it down. The dreams. The what-ifs. The maybes. The whispers God plants in your spirit at 3 a.m. Get them out of your head and onto paper. Because something shifts when your vision lives outside your mind. It becomes tangible. It becomes possible.

This is not the season to shrink your dreams; it’s the season to supersize them. Dream big. Then dream bigger. And then try. Try something you’ve never done. Step into something you never imagined yourself doing. Because what’s on the other side? You’ll never know until you go for it.

When Dreams Align with Destiny

Transformation doesn’t come wrapped neatly with a bow. It comes when faith collides with opportunity, when timing aligns with obedience, and when you finally stop running from what’s been chasing you all along. Atlanta taught me that. Missing flights taught me that. Networking taught me that.

Watching doors swing open, conversations align, and connections spark was a reminder that God isn’t random. He’s strategic. He’s aligning things right now that you couldn’t force if you tried. So when things fall into place, let them. Don’t fight alignment. Flow with it!

Vulnerability and Humility

There’s another piece to leveling up that no one tells you: vulnerability and humility. When you put yourself in new atmospheres, when you admit you don’t know it all, and when you’re willing to learn instead of pretending you already have it together, that’s when the real expansion happens.

Humility isn’t weakness; it’s wisdom. Vulnerability isn’t exposure; it’s access. It’s how God softens your heart to receive what you wouldn’t if you stayed guarded. Leveling up means opening your world wider than it’s ever been. It means bending your mind, letting new ideas in, and stretching yourself past what’s comfortable. And in that stretch, you grow.

This Is Personal

This isn’t just another motivational blog. This is me, raw, unfiltered, standing in a moment where everything feels new. Life is too short. Too short to sit in cycles that drain you. Too short to stay in routines that don’t light your soul on fire. Too short to let fear keep you standing in front of a closed door when God has already unlocked another.

Right now, I feel like a kid with a brand-new bike on Christmas morning. Wide-eyed. Breathless. Giddy. Every day feels like an unopened gift, wrapped in possibility. I wake up expectant, knowing God is orchestrating something that will leave me in awe. And let me tell you, this excitement? It’s contagious.

Because when you live like you’re walking into the best season of your life, people can’t help but notice. “Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” George Addair

Stop Forcing. Start Flowing.

We hustle. We grind. We script every chapter before the page even turns. And in all that doing, we forget to trust. Sometimes the plan we’re clinging to isn’t the one God wrote for us. Sometimes we’re begging Him to reopen doors He already closed because He knows what’s waiting inside would break us.

So here’s the shift: stop forcing. Start flowing. When you stop trying to force God’s hand, when you surrender the script, He opens doors you never had the courage to knock on. He seats you at tables you didn’t think you qualified for. He whispers: “See? I told you I had better.”

“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King didn’t live in theory; he lived in faith. He walked when the path wasn’t clear. He moved mountains with vision alone. And if he could trust the unseen, so can we.

When Adversity Becomes Access

Adversity isn’t just hardship; it’s hidden access. It’s the layoff that pushed you into your purpose. The heartbreak that taught you your worth. The failure that rerouted you toward destiny. Adversity is not just testing you; it’s positioning you.

Your scars are not a disqualifier. They’re your credentials. Proof that you’ve endured. Proof that you’ve already survived what others couldn’t. And if you made it through that, trust me, you’re already equipped for what’s next.

“I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else’s whim or to someone else’s ignorance.” Bell Hooks

Read that again. You are not here to shrink. You are not here to conform. You are here to expand, to break ceilings, and to say yes to doors you once thought were off-limits.

Say Yes. Say Now.

So here’s the call: say yes. Yes to the trip. Yes to the program. Yes to the opportunity you’ve been parking for “someday.” This season is not waiting on you; it’s already moving. The only question is, will you step into it?

Say yes loudly. Say yes boldly. Say yes with the joy of a child and the faith of a warrior. Because this season? This season is the one. The best yet. The one where the doors fly open, the blessings overflow, and God shows off in ways that leave you speechless.

And when you look back, you’ll realize every missed flight, every handshake, every stretch out of your comfort zone, every moment of vulnerability, and every detour was just preparation for the one that mattered most.