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THREE PRACTICES FOR EVERY NEW NORMAL   -   Kim Trujillo

1. NAME THE SEASON - What season am I in?

• Ruth (Ruth 1:16): Named it "planting season"
  • Planted herself in foreign land through faithful work
  • Galatians 6:9 - "At the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up"
• Empty Nest: Named it "releasing season"
  • Time to refrain from embracing (Ecclesiastes 3:5)
  • Proverbs 22:6 - Train them, then trust God with them

Your Turn: Look at Ecclesiastes 3:2-8 and actually name your season.

2. DO WHAT THE SEASON REQUIRES - What does THIS season need that the last one didn't?

• Sarah (Genesis 21:6): Waiting season required trust, not control
  • Isaiah 55:8-9 - God's ways are higher than ours
  • Psalm 30:5 - "Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning"
• Retirement: Togetherness season requires sacrifice, not selfishness
  • Philippians 2:3-4 - "Value others above yourselves"

Your Turn: Stop using last season's strategies.

• What worked before might not work now
• Ask God what THIS season needs
• Do it even when it's hard

3. TRUST THE HIDDEN PURPOSES -  What is God growing in me through this?

• Corrie ten Boom: Fleas seemed like more suffering
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:18 - "Give thanks in all circumstances"
  • God's hidden purpose: Fleas kept guards away → freedom for ministry
  • Romans 8:28 - "In ALL things God works for the good of those who love him"

The Growth Promise: Philippians 1:6 - "He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion"

THE ULTIMATE NEW NORMAL:

Ecclesiastes 3:2 - "A time to be born, and a time to die"

For believers:

• 2 Corinthians 5:1 - "An eternal house in heaven"
• Philippians 1:21 - "To live is Christ and to die is gain"

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