Transition can be uncomfortable.

The terrain can change.
What once felt familiar can suddenly feel uncertain.
And sometimes, what God is doing doesn’t look anything like what we expected.

But in this Heart Share, Veleta Whitfield reminds us of something we cannot afford to forget:

God can be trusted in the transition.

Through 2 Corinthians 4:16–18, Psalm 121:5–8, and Isaiah 43:18–19, Veleta calls us to take our eyes off what is temporary and visible and anchor ourselves in the promises of a God who already knows the end from the beginning.

And with a simple pair of transitional lenses, she gave the Table a picture we could carry with us: as the environment changes, the lenses adjust to provide the protection needed for that environment.

In the same way, we are never navigating transition alone.

God is present.
God is protecting.
God is providing.
And God knows exactly what this season requires.

Then the Table opened—and the revelation kept moving.

What will be the fragrance coming from us while we transition?

Can we trust God when transition feels lonely?

Can we recognize that the shedding, pressing, agitation, and reconstruction may actually be evidence that God is producing something new?

The women began to see transition as a place of renewal, preparation, unlocking, shedding, strengthening, and producing oil—even describing it as being “Open during RE-construction.”

Because we may go into transition one way...

but when we yield to what God is doing, we will not come out the same.

So hold on.

Declare His promises.

Trust His protection.

Praise Him while you’re going through.

And remember:

There is another side to the transition.

We are not merely trying to survive it.

We are learning how to triumph through it. 👑

Scripture Anchors: 2 Corinthians 4:16–18; Psalm 121:5–8; Isaiah 43:18–19; Isaiah 46:10; 2 Corinthians 2:14
September Theme: Transition — Move With God
Heart Share: Veleta Whitfield

Grief changes the landscape.

Sometimes it comes through death.
Sometimes through disappointment.
Sometimes through a relationship that has changed.
And sometimes we find ourselves grieving someone who is still here.

In this Heart Share, Tre’ Burks takes us into Joshua 1:1–9, where Joshua is called to move forward after the death of Moses.

The loss was real.

The transition was real.

And so was God’s instruction:

Be strong.Be courageous.Do not be afraid.Do not be discouraged.For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.

Tre’ reminds us that grief does not have to be denied in order for us to keep moving.

We can acknowledge what hurts.

We can grieve what was lost.

We can bring the weight of it to God.

And then, with His strength, take the next step.

Because sometimes grief feels like a whole lot of love with no place to go.

But even there, God is present.

He strengthens the weary.
He goes before us into the unfamiliar.
He carries us through heartbreak and heartache.
And He gives us courage to walk through what we never expected to face.

The Table gave us a simple posture for this kind of transition:

Acknowledge it.Grieve it.Give it to God.And walk in the transition.

You do not have to know the whole way forward.

You only have to be willing to take the next step with God.

Scripture Anchors: Joshua 1:1–9; Psalm 119:28; Isaiah 41:10; Isaiah 59:1
September Theme: Transition — Move With God
Heart Share: Tre’ Burks

Heart Share By: Takeia WattsTransition can move you into a new season.

But transformation changes you for the new season.

In this Heart Share, Takeia Watts takes us deeper into September’s theme of Transition by revealing a critical distinction:

You can transition without being transformed.

You can enter a new season with old mindsets.

A new opportunity with old insecurities.

A new season of marriage with old reactions.

A new place while still carrying the same familiar patterns.

Through the life of Peter, Romans 12:2, the chrysalis, and the pressing of the olive, Takeia reminds us that God is not only interested in changing where we are.

He wants to change who we are.

And sometimes failure reveals the very place where transformation is still needed.

Sometimes pressure exposes what was already there.

Sometimes familiarity looks attractive simply because transition is uncomfortable.

But familiar does not always mean fruitful.

So the prayer becomes:

“Lord, don’t just change my season. Change me in the season.”

This Table also challenges us to surrender what cannot travel with us, resist being governed by our feelings, and allow God to purify, mature, and prepare us for what is next.

Because there is a version of us that cannot go where God is taking us.

And there is a transformed version of us He is calling forward.

Don’t just move.
Be transformed.

Scripture Anchors: John 1:42; Luke 22:31–32; John 21:15–19; Romans 12:2; 2 Corinthians 12:9; 2 Samuel 22:34