When You Outgrow a Season Before You Outgrow the People in it.

You ever wake up one day and realize the life you’re living doesn’t quite fit anymore?

Like wearing jeans from five years ago — technically they still button, but breathing becomes a luxury.

Growth feels like that.

There’s a strange gap between who you’re becoming and where you currently are. You’re stretching, expanding, learning… and sometimes the people around you still expect the “old you” to show up.

They liked the version of you who didn’t have boundaries. Who said yes to keep the peace. Who kept shrinking to fit the room.

But here’s the truth: Sometimes you outgrow a season before you outgrow the people in it.

Not everyone is meant to walk with you into your becoming. Not because they’re bad — but because your growth requires space.

Space to think differently. Space to make decisions based on alignment instead of obligation. Space to follow your God-given direction instead of outside expectation.

Please hear this with love:

You don’t have to apologize for evolving.

If someone only supports the version of you that serves them, they’re not supporting you.

And yes — it’s uncomfortable. Growth often feels like grief. But shrinking to stay where you’ve already outgrown? That’s soul suffocation.

Here’s a quick reflection to ground you:

• Where am I dimming?

• What am I tolerating that my future self wouldn’t?

• What’s one boundary that would create space for who I’m becoming?

And if your voice shakes while making that change, that’s fine.

Courage isn’t the absence of fear — it’s moving in spite of it.

This week, choose one action that your future self will thank you for. The right people will adjust to your growth…or God will send new ones who celebrate it.