Episode 91: Hearing God in a Summer Season of Harvest

Sep 7, 2025 | 0 comments

Episode Description:

Summer is a time of harvest, of working hard and long hours and capitalising on the breaks to take a breather and have fun. It is a time of monitoring the weather so that the crops don’t become spoiled. During this spiritual season, it is crucial to remain focused on God, to look and listen for the ‘little’ signs and to nurture your relationship with God. Join us as we explore hearing God in the summer season of harvest.

Episode Notes:

  • Each season has unique patterns and invites unique responses.
  • Winter – a time of weathering, of hunkering down and existing, of daring to dream of warmer days.
  • Spring – a time of new beginnings, of planting.
  • During the summer, you are busy harvesting, but it is also warm and enjoyable, taking advantage of the tiny breaks.
  • In autumn or fall, things fall away, and you tend to draw back. You finish the harvest and prepare for the winter.

First Principle: Remain focused on God for the ‘little’ signs.

  • Summer was a time when Dad was always on the lookout for the subtle weather signs. As a farmer, you need to harvest the crop before it gets wet. Make hay while the sun shines in more ways than one. Pick the crop before it spoils or before the sudden rain showers. It is a time of intense monitoring to capitalise on the right timing.
  • It’s also a time of intense monitoring of the crops so that you harvest before the fruit spoils or the grass is useless for making hay.
  • Eagerly look for what God is showing you and what He is doing in this season so you don’t miss it.
  • Don’t short-circuit what God is doing and hasten the coming season. Keep working. Keep watering your relationship with God. Grab what little time you have, but keep in the Word. Keep the lines of communication open.
  • Patience is of utmost importance during this season.
  • This is not the season to lose your head and give up (although the enemy would love for you to).  It’s also not the season to run ahead of God because you see a little rain cloud coming your way or a tiny sprout.
  • It’s the season of singing in anticipation because you know what’s coming next. Stay in the Word and continue to listen to God’s instructions.
  • Because what’s coming next is exceedingly, abundantly, and above all that we could ask or imagine according to the power that is at work within us (Ephesians 3:20-21).
  • Be careful to check any ‘weird’ stuff you think you’re hearing from God with someone wise and discerning.

Second Principle: Stay close to God and establish deep roots.

  • In this season, there is an invitation to go deeper when you can. Don’t just live off the highs or the chaos of the harvest time. You may be utterly exhausted, but it’s usually a good exhaustion. Don’t live off the highs. It’s like coming home from a youth camp – an incredible time, but then you get frustrated because the rest of the family hasn’t been there and doesn’t understand.
  • Don’t give up.
  • Don’t cut the maturation process short, or you will have to go around the mountain again.
  • Cultivate praise and thanksgiving.
  • When you’re busy, it can be tempting to let go of the basics and the daily time with God. Look for creative ways, eg audio Bible, read a Psalm a day, etc.

Third Principle: Character is important.

  • In the season of harvest, when the chaotic and long hours of labour in the previous season are behind you, it can be easy to become prideful and attribute your success solely to your own efforts. To become self-focused or full of pride. It is also easy to devalue others’ input. But how you handle this season of harvest sets you up for the next cycle of seasons.
  • Be accountable to someone wise and discerning.
  • Have a mentor.

Summary:

  1. Remain focused on God for the little signs.
  2. Stay close to God and establish deep roots.
  3. Character is important.

Prophetic activation:

Turn your heart and thoughts to Father God, asking Him to prompt you with a Bible verse. If you don’t sense a particular verse, choose one. Write it out. Meditate on it. Place it somewhere you will see it often and speak it aloud. Ask God, “What do You want to highlight to me through that verse?”

Time Stamps:

[0:36] – Gary & Jane share how they have heard God this week.

[4:17] – Introduction to the various seasons

[6:32] – First principle: Remain focused on God for the ‘little’ signs.

[10:30] – Second Principle: Stay close to God and establish deep roots.

[12:01] – Third Principle: Character is important.

[13:00] – Summary

[13:21] – Prophetic activation.

[14:38] – Gary & Jane both share a prophetic word for a listener.

[16:40] – Gary prays for you.

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Bible Verses Mentioned:

  • Ephesians 3:20-21

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