Trusting God in Every Season: Ecclesiastes 3:1–13 12.28.25
Trusting God in Every Season
The New Year rarely arrives with noise or fanfare. There is no trumpet blast, no dramatic announcement. Just a calendar turning and time quietly moving forward. And yet, something shifts inside of us.
We carry the weight of the year behind us. The moments we never expected. The prayers that changed us. The ones that still feel unanswered. Some of us step into a new year hopeful. Others step in cautious. Some are simply grateful to have made it through.
The truth is, we do not all begin a new year from the same place.
That is why Ecclesiastes 3 meets us right where we are. It reminds us of something we desperately need to hear at the start of a new year. Life moves in seasons, and God is faithful in every one of them.
This is not about making promises to God. It is about learning to trust Him, whatever season lies ahead.
1. Trust God with the Seasons You Are Leaving Behind
Solomon begins by reminding us that life unfolds in seasons. There is a time to be born and a time to die. A time to build and a time to tear down. A time to laugh and a time to weep.
Some seasons are joyful. Others are painful. Many are beyond our control.
As we step into a new year, we must acknowledge an important truth. Not every season ends neatly on December 31st. Grief does not follow a calendar. Healing does not happen overnight. Growth often carries over longer than we expect.
Some seasons linger.
Yet Ecclesiastes also reminds us that no season lasts forever. If the past year included loss, God saw every tear. If it included waiting, God was still working. If it included failure, God is not finished with you.
Trusting God in a new year begins by releasing the illusion that we must fully understand the old one. Trust allows us to step forward without dragging yesterday’s weight into tomorrow.
2. Trust God with the Limits You Will Face
Solomon then asks an honest question. What gain does the worker have from all his toil?
A new year tempts us to believe we can control more than we actually can. We make plans. We set goals. We imagine the version of ourselves we want to become. None of those things are wrong. But Ecclesiastes reminds us that we are still limited.
We do not know what the year will hold. We do not know which prayers will be answered quickly. We do not know what challenges lie ahead.
And that is okay.
Our limitations are not obstacles to trust. They are invitations to it. The New Year does not call us to self confidence but to God confidence. Trust means holding the year ahead with open hands, inviting God into our plans instead of asking Him to bless plans we have already made.
3. Trust God to Make the Coming Season Meaningful
Solomon closes with hope. God makes everything beautiful in its time. Not immediately. Not easily. But faithfully.
God is already present in the year you are stepping into. He has placed eternity in our hearts, which is why we long for purpose and meaning. Yet He also calls us to walk by faith and not by sight.
Scripture reminds us that joy, peace, and contentment are gifts from God. Joy is not something we earn. Peace is not something we perform. Contentment is not something we manufacture.
Trust says, God, I do not understand every season, but I receive today as Your gift.
This matters deeply at the beginning of a new year. Some will spend the year anxious about what might happen. Others will miss the year by waiting for it to become something else. Ecclesiastes invites us to trust God enough to live fully right now.
We do not wait for the perfect year to live faithfully. We do not postpone obedience until circumstances improve. We do not delay joy until life feels settled.
A Year Marked by Trust
A new year is not a promise of ease, but it is an opportunity for trust. God is not done with you. God is not surprised by what lies ahead. God is faithful in every season.
So instead of asking, What will this year bring, we ask a better question.
Will I trust God, no matter the season
Because for everything there is a season, and in every season, God is worthy of our trust.
The New Year rarely arrives with noise or fanfare. There is no trumpet blast, no dramatic announcement. Just a calendar turning and time quietly moving forward. And yet, something shifts inside of us.
We carry the weight of the year behind us. The moments we never expected. The prayers that changed us. The ones that still feel unanswered. Some of us step into a new year hopeful. Others step in cautious. Some are simply grateful to have made it through.
The truth is, we do not all begin a new year from the same place.
That is why Ecclesiastes 3 meets us right where we are. It reminds us of something we desperately need to hear at the start of a new year. Life moves in seasons, and God is faithful in every one of them.
This is not about making promises to God. It is about learning to trust Him, whatever season lies ahead.
1. Trust God with the Seasons You Are Leaving Behind
Solomon begins by reminding us that life unfolds in seasons. There is a time to be born and a time to die. A time to build and a time to tear down. A time to laugh and a time to weep.
Some seasons are joyful. Others are painful. Many are beyond our control.
As we step into a new year, we must acknowledge an important truth. Not every season ends neatly on December 31st. Grief does not follow a calendar. Healing does not happen overnight. Growth often carries over longer than we expect.
Some seasons linger.
Yet Ecclesiastes also reminds us that no season lasts forever. If the past year included loss, God saw every tear. If it included waiting, God was still working. If it included failure, God is not finished with you.
Trusting God in a new year begins by releasing the illusion that we must fully understand the old one. Trust allows us to step forward without dragging yesterday’s weight into tomorrow.
2. Trust God with the Limits You Will Face
Solomon then asks an honest question. What gain does the worker have from all his toil?
A new year tempts us to believe we can control more than we actually can. We make plans. We set goals. We imagine the version of ourselves we want to become. None of those things are wrong. But Ecclesiastes reminds us that we are still limited.
We do not know what the year will hold. We do not know which prayers will be answered quickly. We do not know what challenges lie ahead.
And that is okay.
Our limitations are not obstacles to trust. They are invitations to it. The New Year does not call us to self confidence but to God confidence. Trust means holding the year ahead with open hands, inviting God into our plans instead of asking Him to bless plans we have already made.
3. Trust God to Make the Coming Season Meaningful
Solomon closes with hope. God makes everything beautiful in its time. Not immediately. Not easily. But faithfully.
God is already present in the year you are stepping into. He has placed eternity in our hearts, which is why we long for purpose and meaning. Yet He also calls us to walk by faith and not by sight.
Scripture reminds us that joy, peace, and contentment are gifts from God. Joy is not something we earn. Peace is not something we perform. Contentment is not something we manufacture.
Trust says, God, I do not understand every season, but I receive today as Your gift.
This matters deeply at the beginning of a new year. Some will spend the year anxious about what might happen. Others will miss the year by waiting for it to become something else. Ecclesiastes invites us to trust God enough to live fully right now.
We do not wait for the perfect year to live faithfully. We do not postpone obedience until circumstances improve. We do not delay joy until life feels settled.
A Year Marked by Trust
A new year is not a promise of ease, but it is an opportunity for trust. God is not done with you. God is not surprised by what lies ahead. God is faithful in every season.
So instead of asking, What will this year bring, we ask a better question.
Will I trust God, no matter the season
Because for everything there is a season, and in every season, God is worthy of our trust.
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