Abiding: The Posture of the In-Between

We made it to Spring Break!

Third quarter came and went in a blur, yet this season of uncertainty continues. Some questions have been answered, but even more have surfaced. Where are we headed? How do I prepare for the road ahead when I still have so many reservations? And how do I hold onto gratitude while also wrestling with disappointment, confusion, and hurt?

Today, I completed one of my gentle stretching exercises — something I haven’t done in quite a while. And I’m proud of myself for it. It was small, but it mattered. I felt better afterward. I felt more grounded. I felt like I had chosen myself in a season that hasn’t always made that easy. And I praise God for that. For getting better in this moment. For giving me glimpses of healing even in a hard time.

If you’ve read my first two blog posts, you know the weeks leading up to winter break were heavy. The reduction‑in‑force (RIF) process was in full swing, emotions were high, and the weight of uncertainty sat on all of us. Even now, months later, that uncertainty hasn’t fully lifted. Some of us are still searching for stable ground — something solid enough to stand on and consistent enough to stand firm. For those directly impacted by the RIF and still uneasy about what comes after our current contracts, that search feels even more urgent.

This in‑between period — this space between what was and what will be — can feel deeply dysregulating. It’s the middle place. And living in the middle place brings its own kind of tension, its own kind of stretching, and its own invitation to trust. The middle place, with all the change and uncertainty it brings, can cause us to question ourselves and how we show up in the workplace, at home, and everywhere.

But God...

What I’m Learning So Far

During a recent conversation with a colleague, I realized something important: it’s not that I need to change how I show up professionally or otherwise. I had been wrecking my brain trying to figure out how to move in this season because so many things don’t feel safe. But what I discovered is that while everything around me is shifting, God is inviting me to abide in Him. He is calling me to seek Him even more — to find in Him the stable ground to stand on while everything around me is moving.

This transitional state has me re‑examining what it feels like to navigate work, leadership, and calling when the ground beneath me doesn’t feel as steady as it once did. And I’m learning that the shift isn’t about performance — it’s all about posture. It’s about who I’m becoming in this season, not about adjusting myself to fit the season.

Every day, I have to wake up with renewed faith in the truth that the Lord knows the plans He has for me, even when I have no idea what comes next. That reality is stretching me. It’s uncomfortable. It’s humbling. It’s dysregulating in ways I didn’t anticipate.

There’s the discomfort of waiting.

The excitement for a future I know is blessed.

The ache of surrender.

The steady hopefulness of anticipating all the good things He has in store.

I’m holding all of it at once — the tension, the trust, the uncertainty, the expectancy. And somehow, in the middle of all of that, God is teaching me how to abide.

The Scripture That’s Holding Me

He's keeping me reminded of the words in Psalm 46:10: “Be still, and know that I am God.” This is the invitation to abide. To trust. To rest. To faith it through because God is on the throne at the beginning, the end, and all the way through the middle.

No matter what season we’re in — winter or spring, certainty or transition, clarity or confusion — God is in control.

Posture Over Performance

When we release our need to be in control, something shifts in how we approach life’s circumstances. When we stop performing — for other people and their approval, for God whose approval we could never earn, for ourselves just to “feel” like we’re “doing” something — we make room for a posture that allows God to take the reins.

Make a really tight fist.

Super tight.

So tight that your nails feel like they’re going to sleep.

Now release it.

What a relief, right? You don’t realize how deeply your nails were digging into your palms or how much pressure your thumb was putting on your pointer finger until you finally let go.

Similarly, it’s not until you release control of your life that you discover how freeing it is to stop holding so desperately to the things God is gently trying to take from your grip. Our worries. Our concerns. Our fears. The uncertainty. The discomfort. Even the excitement — when it doesn’t serve us well.

That’s why an open posture — like a clenched fist finally released — matters so much. It’s only when we open ourselves to receive the protection and provision God has for us that we can stop trying to perform our way through the in‑between.

An Encouraging Close

And that’s all I have for now. Honestly, it’s all I need. Knowing that God is in control — and choosing to abide in that truth — is enough for any of us in an in‑between season.

So be encouraged, Brothers and Sisters. If you find yourself standing in a middle place, do all you can to abide in our Father. He is faithful to be God over every concern and every care. He will steady what feels unsteady. He will hold what feels uncertain. He will meet you right where you are, if you let Him.

Reflection for You

• Where in your life do you feel like you’re standing “in between seasons” right now?

• What emotions rise to the surface when the ground beneath you doesn’t feel steady?

• How is God inviting you to abide in Him during this transitional time?

• What would it look like for you to shift your posture — not your performance — in this season?

• Where do you sense God asking you to “be still and know” that He is God?

• What is one practical way you can lean into trust, rest, or surrender this week?