In this season!

In this season

Don’t miss what God is saying to you in this season—because He is closer than you think.

Let me start with something that might stop you in your tracks: many people miss God while they’re actively looking for Him. Not because God is silent. Not because God is absent. But because they’re waiting for Him to arrive in a form that matches their expectations. They assume that when God moves, it will be loud. Dramatic. Impossible to ignore. They’re looking for a thunderclap, a spotlight, a moment so undeniable that it forces faith to happen.

But that’s not the way God usually works.

In Scripture, God stepped into the world as a baby. No parade. No trumpet blast. No royal announcement in the streets of Rome. Just a humble arrival—wrapped in cloth, laid in a manger, carried by an ordinary young couple in a town many people overlooked. And right there, in that quiet beginning, the Lord was revealing a pattern that still holds true today: God often hides glory inside simplicity. He often begins His greatest works in seed form. He often speaks in whispers that you can miss if your heart is trained only for noise.

And I want to ask you—gently but honestly—have you ever dismissed something holy because it looked small? Have you ever brushed off a moment that was actually God because it felt ordinary? Have you ever been waiting for a door to slam open, while God was simply placing a key in your hand?

Because I believe this is a season where the Spirit is saying, “Come closer. Pay attention again. Don’t overlook the small things. I am nearer than you think.”

God rarely starts big. He begins with a seed.

One of the most consistent ways God moves is through small beginnings. That’s why the Word tells us not to despise them. It’s almost as if heaven knew we would be tempted to look down on what doesn’t yet look impressive.

We want the full harvest, but God gives a seed.

We want the finished building, but God gives a blueprint.

We want the wide-open door, but God gives a quiet nudge.

We want the complete map, but God gives the next step.

And the danger is this: if you don’t honor the seed, you can disqualify yourself from the harvest—not because God is offended, but because you never partnered with what He planted.

Jesus said the kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed—so small it can be overlooked in the palm of your hand, yet capable of growing into something that becomes a place of shelter and life. That’s not just a “nice illustration.” That’s a spiritual law: God often starts His biggest work in your life in the smallest way.

Think about the birth of Christ. Bethlehem wasn’t a powerful city. The manger wasn’t a glamorous setting. The arrival didn’t fit the natural expectation of how a King should come. And yet—heaven had arrived.

Now watch this: most people missed Him. But not everyone.

Two elderly servants of God, Simeon and Anna, recognized Jesus immediately. They didn’t need spectacle. They didn’t need noise. They didn’t need the world’s approval to confirm that God was present. Their hearts were tuned. Their spirits were trained. They were living in such a posture of longing, worship, and focus that when the promise walked in wearing humility, they spotted it.

And I feel that in my spirit right now: those who truly belong to God often recognize Him before anyone else notices. Not because they’re better. Not because they’re special. But because they’re close.

Some of you are in a season where God is not trying to entertain you. He’s not trying to impress you. He’s trying to draw you into intimacy. He’s inviting you into a deeper sensitivity—where your spirit becomes the kind of spirit that catches the whisper, honors the seed, and recognizes Jesus even when He arrives quietly.

So let me ask you this: what has God been planting in your life that you’ve been treating as insignificant? What has He been stirring that you keep talking yourself out of because it feels too small to matter?

A desire to pray again.

A hunger for the Word.

A conviction to clean up something that’s been tolerated too long.

A quiet idea that keeps returning.

A shift in relationships.

A door that opened softly rather than dramatically.

A burden for someone you can’t stop thinking about.

A new courage forming in your spirit after a long season of fear.

What if those aren’t random? What if those are seeds?

Because the seed is not the end of the story. The seed is the proof the story has already started.

When God speaks, the power to fulfill it is already inside the word.

This is where so many believers stumble: God speaks, and immediately the mind begins to argue.

God nudges you, and the first thing you do is calculate how impossible it seems.

God highlights something, and the next thing you do is list all the reasons you can’t.

God gives direction, and you respond by measuring your weakness.

But here is the truth that will set you free: God does not speak empty words. When God speaks, His word carries the power to accomplish what He said. His word isn’t just information—it’s a force. It’s seed. It’s substance. It’s living.

The Word of God is not fragile. His promises aren’t delicate. When God releases a word over your life, He’s not asking you to create the power. He’s asking you to receive the word and walk in obedience.

Think about a seed again. An acorn doesn’t strain to become an oak. It doesn’t wake up every day worrying about how it will grow taller or stronger. The design is already inside it. The power to become what it was created to become is already built in. It just needs to be planted, protected, watered, and given time.

And I believe the Spirit is saying to some of you: stop trying to force what I am growing. Stop trying to rush what I am forming. Stop trying to carry what I never asked you to carry.

Because here is the difference that many people miss: obedience is your part. Fulfillment is God’s part.

Obedience is the step you take.

Fulfillment is the harvest God brings.

Obedience is saying yes.

Fulfillment is God doing what only God can do.

Some of you have been confusing obedience with responsibility. You heard a word from the Lord—maybe years ago—and you’ve been living under the pressure of trying to make it happen. You’ve been striving, overthinking, pushing, worrying, controlling, trying to ensure the promise doesn’t fail.

But the promise doesn’t rest on you. The promise rests on the One who spoke it.

I can’t tell you how many times in my life I felt the Lord nudge me toward something bigger than me, and my first response was, “Lord, I don’t know how.” And I sensed His whisper back, “You’re not supposed to. That part is Mine.”

That is such a gentle rebuke, but it’s also such a loving relief.

You don’t have to know everything.

You don’t have to see ten steps ahead.

You don’t have to have it all figured out.

You just have to say yes to the next step.

So I want to ask you—without pressure, but with clarity: what have you been afraid to step into because you assume it depends entirely on your strength? What have you backed away from because you believed you weren’t capable?

What if the very thing you fear is the thing God has already empowered?

What if your “yes” is the only missing ingredient?

Unusual resistance can be a sign that God is working.

Now, I want to speak to those of you who have been experiencing resistance—because this is one of the biggest areas where the enemy tries to twist your discernment.

Many believers assume that if something is difficult, God must be closing the door. They interpret pressure as disapproval. They interpret pushback as a sign they’re off track. They assume that when God is leading, everything should be smooth.

But if you look through Scripture, the pattern is very different.

Mary was told she was highly favored—and within days she was facing confusion, misunderstanding, and risk. Jesus was born as the promised Savior—and almost immediately Herod tried to destroy what God was doing. It’s almost as if the moment something precious begins to form, hell starts paying attention.

That doesn’t mean you’re doing something wrong. Sometimes it means you’re doing something right.

Let me put it plainly: hell doesn’t fight what doesn’t matter.

Resistance is not always a red light. Sometimes it’s proof you’re moving toward something valuable. Sometimes it’s proof a seed is breaking open. Sometimes it’s proof you’re stepping into territory that the enemy has enjoyed undisturbed for too long.

Now, let me be careful here: not all resistance is confirmation. Sometimes resistance is correction—because the Holy Spirit will resist you when you’re heading in the wrong direction. But there is a difference between the conviction of the Spirit and the intimidation of the enemy.

Conviction draws you toward God with repentance and hope.

Intimidation drives you away from God with fear and confusion.

And many of you have felt unusual pressure—not because God is pushing you away, but because the enemy is trying to push you back.

Some of you finally stepped toward healing, and suddenly old voices got louder.

Some of you took a step of obedience, and suddenly distractions multiplied.

Some of you started praying again, and suddenly fatigue intensified.

Some of you began to clean up your private life, and suddenly temptation spiked.

And you wondered, “Why now?”

Because something is shifting.

Because something is being born.

Because the seed is breaking open.

Pressure doesn’t always mean danger. Sometimes it means purpose.

A seed doesn’t break open because something is wrong. A seed breaks open because life is coming out. The soil doesn’t feel comfortable, but it’s necessary. The pressure is part of the process.

And I believe God wants to reframe the pressure you’ve been under. He wants to remind you that ease is not the measurement of His will. Peace is.

Peace can sit beneath pressure like a calm river under a stormy sky. You can be in a challenging season and still have the quiet witness of the Spirit saying, “Keep going. I am with you.”

So let me ask you: where has the pushback been unusual? Where has the resistance seemed bigger than the situation? Where did something small turn into something strangely contested?

Instead of retreating, what if you paused and asked, “Lord, are You strengthening something in me right now? Are You forming something through this?”

Because sometimes what feels like opposition is actually confirmation.

You’re not breaking down. You might just be breaking through.

Those who live for one thing notice even the smallest signs.

There is something that happens when your heart becomes centered again. When you’re not scattered. When you’re not pulled in ten directions. When you stop trying to carry everything and you return to one thing—the presence of God, the voice of God, the pleasure of God.

David prayed it in Psalm 27: “One thing I have asked… that I may dwell in the house of the Lord… to behold the beauty of the Lord.”

That kind of focus changes you.

When your life is centered, you notice what others overlook.

When your heart is anchored, you recognize the whisper.

When your spirit is trained, even small signs feel weighty.

I’ve learned this in ordinary life too. When someone is waiting for a loved one in a hospital, they don’t need a big announcement to know something is happening. The smallest sound of footsteps in the hallway can make their heart leap, because their attention is fixed on one thing.

But a person passing by, with no connection, hears the same footsteps and feels nothing.

Same sound. Different focus.

And that may be the difference in this season. It may not be that God stopped speaking. It may be that your attention has been spread thin.

Too many voices.

Too many distractions.

Too many worries.

Too many obligations.

Too many emotional weights.

And the result is spiritual dullness—not because God left, but because your inner world became crowded.

But the Lord is gentle. He doesn’t condemn you for that. He invites you back.

He says, “Come closer. Simplify. Focus. Return to the secret place. Return to one thing.”

Because when you live for one thing, you stop missing the small movements of God. You become like Simeon and Anna—people who recognize Jesus even when He comes quietly.

So let me ask you: in this season, are you living for too many things? Is your attention fragmented? Is your heart pulled in multiple directions?

If so, maybe God isn’t calling you to do more. Maybe He’s calling you to come closer.

Don’t overlook what God is doing because it arrives in a simple form.

This is where I want to land this message, because it’s the heartbeat of the whole word: God often comes wrapped in simplicity.

We measure importance by size, but God measures importance by purpose.

A boy’s lunch became a miracle.

A woman’s touch became healing.

A conversation at a well became a city’s awakening.

A simple “Follow Me” became a life-altering call.

Nothing about those moments looked impressive on the outside, but they carried the weight of heaven.

And in the same way, God may be speaking to you right now through simple things:

A repeated thought that keeps returning.

A scripture that keeps coming alive.

A new peace that doesn’t match your circumstances.

A desire to reconcile.

A conviction to forgive.

A pull to worship.

A holy dissatisfaction with the way things have been.

A quiet opportunity that doesn’t look like much, but feels like something.

And if you’re waiting for fireworks, you might walk right past the whisper.

Sometimes breakthrough doesn’t begin with a miracle. It begins with a nudge.

Sometimes the answer doesn’t arrive as an announcement. It arrives as an idea.

Sometimes the new season doesn’t come with celebration. It comes with simplicity.

So I want you to slow down for a moment and take a second look at your life.

Look at the conversations you’ve had lately.

Look at the opportunities you almost ignored.

Look at the moments where peace came suddenly.

Look at the places your heart has been tugged.

Look at what God has been highlighting again and again.

And ask yourself: if God is closer than I think, what have I been overlooking?

Because God is not far away. God is not silent. God is present. And He is speaking.

He’s simply speaking in a way that requires closeness.

A simple response: come closer and honor the seed.

As we come to the end of this, I want to leave you with something hopeful and grounding:

You are not forgotten.

You are not behind.

You are not wandering without direction.

Even if this season feels quiet, God is still moving. Even if it feels ordinary, God is still speaking. Even if it feels slow, God is still shaping.

And maybe the reason it feels quieter is because the Lord is drawing you into a deeper kind of relationship—one where you don’t need noise to know He’s near.

So here is the response I believe heaven is inviting you into:

Come closer.

Don’t wait for God to scream when He’s whispering.

Don’t despise the seed because it hasn’t become a tree yet.

Don’t retreat because of resistance when God may be forming strength.

Don’t let distraction steal your discernment.

Don’t let impatience rush you past the holy beginning.

Honor the seed.

Receive the word.

Take the next step.

Stay planted.

Because the God who begins quietly does not finish quietly.

And I want to speak this over you with prophetic confidence:

What God planted in you is not dying.

What God spoke over you is not failing.

What God started in secret will bear fruit in the open.

And what feels small right now is going to become a testimony that you will one day look back on and say, “He was closer than I thought.”

Prayer

Father, in the name of Jesus, tune our ears again. Open our eyes again. Forgive us for overlooking You in humble form. Forgive us for demanding noise when You were speaking in a whisper. Teach us to honor seeds, to recognize Your presence, and to obey the next step.

I pray for the one who feels uncertain—release clarity.

For the one under resistance—release peace beneath pressure.

For the one in a quiet season—release confidence that You are near.

For the one holding a seed—release grace to nurture it.

And Lord, we respond today. We come closer. We say yes again. We will not miss what You are doing in this season.

In Jesus’ name, amen. Much love.