Stepping into a New Season
- christy8280
- Dec 22, 2025
- 3 min read
Updated: 6 hours ago
A new year can feel full of hope - or full of pressure. For some, it brings excitement and fresh energy. For others, it carries uncertainty, fatigue, or even fear about what lies ahead. But what if God isn't asking us to have it all figured out? What if stepping into a new season isnt about striving for change, but about preparing our hearts for He may be doing next?
Putting off and Putting On
Let's look at Scripture from Ruth chapter 3: 1-6
One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, I must find a home[a] for you, where you will be well provided for. 2 Now Boaz, with whose women you have worked, is a relative of ours. Tonight he will be winnowing barley on the threshing floor. 3 Wash, put on perfume, and get dressed in your best clothes. Then go down to the threshing floor, but don’t let him know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking. 4 When he lies down, note the place where he is lying. Then go and uncover his feet and lie down. He will tell you what to do.”
5 “I will do whatever you say,” Ruth answered. 6 So she went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law told her to do.
In the culture Ruth lived in, clothing was more than fabric- it communicated identity, season, and status. As a widow, Ruth would have worn garments that reflected grief, survival, marking her as someone in mourning. Naomi's instruction for her to was, put on perfume, and change her clothes was deeply symbolic. It signaled a shift from sorrow to possibility, form loss to hope. Ruth was not erasing her past; she was acknowledging that it no longer defined her future. By changing her clothes before knowing the outcome, she stepped forward in faith, trusting that God was at work, even when she could not see it.
What This Means for Us Today
Ruth reminds us that faith is often practiced in quiet, practical ways. Before her circumstances changed, Ruth was invited to prepare for the possibility that God was doing something new. She didn't rush ahead or demand answers- she simply obeyed with trust. In many ways, this mirrors our own lives. God may not always reveal the full picture, but He always invites us to participate in the journey by aligning our hearts, posture, and expectations with what He is unfolding.
Put Off and Put On- Where it all begins
I love that the Lord beautifully used this picture of Ruth changing her clothes and putting off the old and replacing it with new. It's more than clothes, its symbolic of what we may need to consider releasing in our own lives and choosing to embrace instead.
Step 1: Put Off
Mourning that has lingered longer than the season it was meant for.
Survival mode that keeps you guarded and weary.
Fear of the unknown that prevents forward movement.
Bitterness, hate, or hardening of your heart against someone.
Step 2: Put On
Hope that God is still writing your story.
Trust that obedience matters, even when outcomes are unclear.
Faith that prepares before confirmation arrives.
Forgiveness and gratitude that will bring peace that surpasses all understanding.
Step 3: Reflect
These shifts may feel too easy or simple, but they are deeply spiritual and will make an internal change that lasts more than buying a new wardrobe. What we "put on" reflects what we believe about who God is and how He works.
Ladies, clothing can mark a new season, but the posture of your heart determines how we walk into it. When we allow God to transform us from the inside out, our appearance becomes a reflection- not a performance of who we're becoming.
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