Now

We dislike waiting. We want our prayers answered immediately. We live in an instant world. Get it now, even if we have to pay for it later.

One thing we often forget about Noah and the ark is the times Noah had to wait. For seven days, Noah stayed and then …

“He waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark. ¹¹ When the dove returned to him in the evening, there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf! Then Noah knew that the water had receded from the earth. ¹² He waited seven more days and sent the dove out again, but this time it did not return to him.” (Genesis 8 v 10-12)

Keep waiting, there is an olive tree that is alive, and you are about to receive a leaf from it.

Your olive leaf is on its way. It might already be arriving, carried by the very thing you thought had abandoned you. Maybe it will come in the evening, when you’re tired and close to giving up. It might be smaller than you expected, more subtle, and easy to miss if you’re not paying attention.

But it will arrive. When it does, pay close attention. Hold it in your hands. Let it serve as a reminder that God keeps His promises, that life prevails, and that resurrection is real.

When you do, you’ll realise that the new season of your life is ready for you to step into.

That olive leaf is God saying, “Get ready. What I promised is about to unfold. The new season isn’t just coming; it’s already begun beneath the surface. The life you’ve been praying for, the breakthrough you’ve been believing for, the fresh start you’ve been hoping for, it’s closer than you think.”

And here’s the beautiful part: when your dove finally doesn’t return, when that final confirmation arrives, you’ll be ready. All those seven-day waits will have prepared you. All those empty-handed returns will have taught you to trust. All those olive-leaf moments will have built your faith.

The moment to start over is now.

Not someday. Not eventually. Not in some distant future when everything is perfect.

Now.