✨ Welcome to Deserts & Gardens Podcast! ✨

In this episode, we’re talking about preparing for the next season. Whether you're stepping into a new chapter in marriage, parenthood, career, or faith, how you prepare today shapes what’s ahead. We’ll discuss the importance of trusting God’s timing, making practical and spiritual preparations, and embracing change with confidence.

📖 Key Topics:

• How to discern when a new season is coming
• The role of faith and patience in preparation
• Practical steps to get ready for life transitions
• Trusting God even when the next season feels uncertain

📖 Key Verses:

• Ecclesiastes 3:1 – "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven."
• Isaiah 43:19 – "Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert."
• Proverbs 3:5-6 – "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths."

💬 Let’s continue the conversation!What season of life are you stepping into? How has God been preparing you? Share in the comments!

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