Daily InsPirational MOments with Rev. Dr. Precious Prothro
August 9, 2026
Hard Seasons, Steady Faith: This Season Is Not the Whole Story
Life happens. Things shake the ground beneath us. Things get really tough at times. And we feel.
We feel anger, fear, hurt, loss, and anxiety. We also feel joy, gladness, peace, hope, and love. Sometimes life feels like a seesaw, with one side carrying more weight than the other.
Those are realities of life. But here is another reality: it is possible to maintain faith in God through every season.
Two things can be true at the same time. I can be facing real adversity and still have faith in God. I can hurt and still believe. I can be afraid and still trust. I can have questions and still know that God is faithful.
Faith does not require us to pretend that what we are going through isn’t hard. Faith says, This is hard, but God is still God.
We don’t always like to hear it, but seasons are necessary. Consider Joseph. From Genesis 37 through Genesis 50, his life changed again and again. He went from being his father’s favored son to being thrown into a pit. From the pit, he was sold into slavery. From serving faithfully in Potiphar’s house, he was falsely accused and sent to prison. From prison, he was eventually elevated to the palace.
There was turmoil. There was heartache. There were victories. There were disappointments. There were good seasons and painful ones. Yet through it all, the dream God gave Joseph continued to unfold.
Joseph’s circumstances changed, but God’s faithfulness did not. “To every thing there is a season…” (Ecclesiastes 3:1).
That means the season we are in is not the whole story. No season lasts forever. The seesaw may feel heavier on one side right now, but we cannot allow the weight of this moment to make us forget the faithfulness of God.
So, whatever season we are in, we must continue in faith. Feel what we feel. Acknowledge what is real. Walk through what we must walk through. And still trust God.
Because while our seasons change, our God does not.
Acts 14:22 reminds us to “…continue in the faith…” and that “we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.”
Two things can be true: life can be hard, and God can still be faithful.
Father, help us to trust You through every season. When life is heavy, remind us that our circumstances may change, but Your faithfulness never does. Give us strength to feel what is real while continuing to walk by faith. In Jesus’ name, Amen.