The Four Seasons of Becoming

When people see the “after,” they assume the process was clean, linear, predictable.
Pero in real life, becoming who God meant you to be… comes in seasons.

Not always easy, not always pretty, but always necessary.

Here are the four seasons I lived through: the same seasons many of us pass through without realizing it.

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1. Survival

This was 20-year-old me landing in Canada with two suitcases and a quiet dream.

No roadmap, no safety net, no fallback plan.
Just grit, night shifts, cheap meals (including $0.60 cup noodles) , and enough faith to survive the next week.

Survival is pure humility.
It strips you down until only your character is left.

But it also builds the kind of resilience you can’t fake.

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2. Foundation

Once you stop drowning, you start building.

Small routines.
Small wins.
Small steps toward a life you’re not yet qualified for.

For me, it was learning the culture, learning money, learning discipline, learning how to show up even when I didn’t feel like it.

Foundations don’t look impressive from the outside.
But they are the reason the future doesn’t collapse.

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3. Expansion

This is where things finally grow.

Better income.
Better opportunities.
Real estate.
Investments.
New identity forming.

But expansion also comes with pressure: the weight of responsibility, stewardship, humility, and learning to grow without losing yourself.

Expansion is not just “more.”
It’s becoming someone capable of handling more.

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4. Reinvention → Assignment

At some point, you outgrow who you were.

Old chapters close.
New ones open.
Dreams shift.
Purpose sharpens.

Reinvention prepared me for what I now call assignment: stepping into the life God was preparing me for all along.

From sharing basements with 4 other guys to doing BRRRRs.
From rebuilding identity to rebuilding confidence.
From struggling to becoming a guide for others.

Assignment is when everything starts to make sense.

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The truth?

You’re not behind.
You’re just in a season.

And the season you’re in… is preparing you for the one you prayed for.