A Season of Transition & Transformation

Can you believe we’ve stepped into August already, and it’s already the eighth day? It’s a whisper that the year is shifting once again. While summer is still present, there's something in the air—a soft invitation to pause, reflect, and reposition.

August is often overlooked, but it carries profound spiritual symbolism. It represents new beginnings, divine resets, and fresh alignment. Biblically, the number eight (August being the eighth month) symbolizes new beginnings and preparation for what's next.

I am grateful for new beginnings, which offer an opportunity to reset and refocus. Transition is not always easy; I would say it’s tougher than we may imagine at times.

Just like the gentle fade from summer into fall, this is a month where God often begins to shift us—from comfort zones into callings, from busy into intentional, from striving into surrender.

It’s a season to let go of what no longer fits, so we can step into what’s been divinely prepared. As the sun lingers but the evenings get quieter, we’re invited to refocus and realign our hearts with what truly matters.

Maybe the first half of the year has felt messy, rushed, unclear, or even a little off-track. But August is your time to reset.

“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?” – Isaiah 43:18–19

I love the message translation  

“Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history.Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new.It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? 

This is your permission slip to release the weight of yesterday and pick up the grace for today. You still have time. You still have purpose. You still have a calling to pursue. Let this month be your turning point.

Transformation begins with a surrender. The caterpillar didn’t know what would happen inside the cocoon, but it trusted the process and EMERGED with wings.

This August, ask yourself:

• Where is God asking me to trust Him more?
• What am I still clinging to that He’s asking me to release?
• What is being birthed in me during this in-between?

You are being prepared for greater. And greater often requires quiet, pruning, and patience.

1. Evaluate Your Priorities
   Revisit your “why.” Does your daily life reflect your purpose and values?
2. Create Space for God to Speak
   Carve out moments for quiet prayer, journaling, and reflection. New directions often begin in stillness.
3. Take the Next Faith Step
   It doesn’t have to be perfect. It just needs to be obedient. God meets you in motion.
   
   

August is not your ending—it’s your becoming. It is the time when you realize who you are, what you carry, and what you must do next. That’s you.

Let this month be sacred. Be still. Be expectant. Be bold.
You are emerging—Refined, Redefined, and Ready.

With grace and purpose,
Desireé Young💜
Founder & Purpose Coach, EmergeHER Academy
“Helping women rediscover who they are, and rise into who they’re called to be.”