Maximizing the Seasons of Life

(A Blog on Galatians 6:7-9)

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If you are like me, you enjoy the cooler Fall weather. When seasons change, we see changes in nature that hold critical spiritual lessons for us as well. God is sovereign over time. Our responsibility is to persevere and trust Him through every season.

Life Has Seasons – So Does Faith

Jim Rohn once said, “You cannot change the seasons, but you can change yourself.” In The Seasons of Life, Rohn describes Spring as a time of new beginnings, Summer as a time of labor, Fall as the time of harvest, and Winter as a time of reflection and reaping.

This mirrors how God designed both nature and our spiritual lives.

Genesis 8:22 tells us, “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter… will never cease.”

Life unfolds in seasons. So does growth in Christ.

Paul’s Encouragement to the Weary

The Apostle Paul wrote to believers in Galatia who were being tempted to abandon their faith. They had started strong but became discouraged by delays, confusion, and false teachers. Paul reminded them:

“Let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” (Galatians 6:9)

This verse is more than motivational. It reveals a theological truth: God works in seasons, and our perseverance is tied to trusting His timing.

Understanding Time from God’s Perspective

The Bible presents three primary concepts of time in the Greek:

1. Chronos – the ordinary passage of time (think: hours on a clock, years in waiting).

2. Kairos – a divine moment or shift, when God interrupts normal time for a strategic opportunity.

3. Pleyroo – the fullness or completion of time, when God’s promises come to pass.

In other words, your “waiting season” (Chronos) may be setting you up for a sudden “divine shift” (Kairos), and ultimately a season of “fulfillment” (Pleyroo).

Biblical Examples of Waiting

Think of Moses. He spent 40 years in obscurity after fleeing Egypt. That was Chronos. Then came the Kairos moment – a burning bush. Eventually, in the fullness of time, God delivered Israel through Moses' leadership.

Or think of Paul himself. After his conversion, he experienced years of preparation and obscurity. But when God’s timing aligned, Paul was launched into global ministry, and the world was never the same.

If God was not in a rush with Moses or Paul, He won’t rush your season either. But He will fulfill it.

The UFC Clock

If you’ve watched The UFC, you’ll notice that when a fighter is in trouble, he often looks up at the clock – not to quit, but to check how long he must endure. He’s trying to hold on till the bell.

Paul says: Look up. Not at the clock, but at the one who holds it. God is the Lord of time – and He’s not done with you.

Don’t Loosen Your Belt Yet

Paul warns that the only thing that can stop a harvest is giving up:

“…for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”

The word “weary” (Greek: enkakeō) suggests despair or untying one’s work belt—an image of a farmer quitting before harvest.

• Have you been sowing in prayer?

• Have you been faithful even without results?

• Then don’t loosen your belt. Keep going. The law of sowing and reaping is God’s design.

“While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest… shall not cease.” – Genesis 8:22

Final Word: Never Give Up

The call to persevere is not rooted in empty optimism but in God’s unchanging promise. He governs your seasons. He sets the clock. He prepares the harvest.

So – whether you’re in Chronos, Kairos, or awaiting Pleyroo – never give up. Not now. Not ever.

Sowing with you!

Pastor Bob

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About Pastor Bob Moya, DMin.

Pastor Bob Moya has served as the lead pastor with his wife Candace at City Chapel in Arlington, Texas for over 24+ years. He recently graduated with a doctorate degree in Spiritual Renewal and Leadership in the spring of 2024. When not serving at the church, you'll find Bob enjoying a good read at Barnes & Noble, sipping a nitro cold brew or black coffee from Starbucks, or spending time with his family.