Some deal better than others with change.
I had a college roommate who used to say, “I eat change for breakfast.” I’m not really sure what that means, but if we are keeping with her food metaphor, I see change more as a lima bean, something to be avoided, or at least hidden under a napkin.
Lately I am finding myself overwhelmed by all the change in my life. Because my appetite for change is practically nonexistent, I feel a little paralyzed. Rather than dive in and navigate new adventure headed my way, I’m more prone to shut down and spend my time remembering what life was like, “before.”
Change is a fickle fellow. Sometimes it is wonderful, as it has been with those of you who have had new babies this summer, gotten engaged, moved to a new home or found a new job. Other times it is incredibly difficult; as some of you have experienced these past weeks when you sent a child to a new school, maybe even moved them off to college, or even said goodbye to a precious loved one as God slipped them into eternity.
Looking up this morning as I drove to work gave me a sweet reminder. The perfect day revealed one of the bluest skies I’ve seen. I realized that I was looking at the same blue sky that God stretched out as a curtain way back at creation. It hasn’t gone away. It still expands over the world for every eye to see. Everyday.
And if the work of God’s hands doesn’t change, neither does the Creator Himself.
The following psalm has been a soothing balm to my anxious heart lately as I have been facing change…
Yet I still belong to you; you are holding my right hand.
You will keep on guiding me with your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny.
Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth.
My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever. (Psalm 73:23 – 26 New Living Translation)
Will you share with other Women of Grace Shepherds your best practices for facing the continual change that life brings?
