Winds of Change

Change happens, it is as inevitable as night and day. The Bible tells us that this is natural.

Ecclesiastes 3:1
To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven.

We all have seasons of change in our lives, the obvious ones are changing from childhood to young adult-hood, then there is going from single to married, to parenthood, then empty-nesting. Sometimes we have moments that our lives are interrupted by unexpected events; loss of a loved one, sudden job changes and more.

All I know is that change happens, and the only control we have over it is simply how we respond to it. I was encouraged today at church when the young woman that was teaching, spoke on change, it stirred a confirmation in my spirit. You see, earlier this week I posted on Facebook how lately I have felt that it felt like things were about to change.

My statement was this: 

Do you ever get that feeling, like in Mary Poppins... where you feel the wind of change beginning to hit the sails of your life. No clue, why or when it's coming, but simply feel like it is? 

Pondering this morning what the road ahead will bring, I feel a shift and I'm not exactly sure what it means, it may just be my job change, but I feel it's more than that...

What I have been feeling is that things are changing, I'm not sure exactly what is going to change, or why things are changing, I just know that they are, and I feel like they are going to be big changes. This doesn't mean fast, but they will be big. Good thing that my trust is in God. 

Change can be stressful to some, and exhilarating to others. For me, my goal is simply to trust God and rest in Him as I move forward into whatever the change is.

At this point in my life I feel that it's a realistic goal, over the last 6 years the Lord has helped to grow me in this area. It hasn't always been so, I can honestly say that 15 years ago I was a person that, hmmm, how do I say this? Was, well, change resistant.

We need to remember that change is going to take us to where the Lord wants us to be. In this last 6 years God has taught me that no matter what is happening, no matter what I face, He is with me... I have learned the importance of responding rather than reacting.

Ephesians 20 Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I haven't exactly learned to embrace change, just appreciate it and give thanks for it as I go. I can say that, I no longer stress when something comes along to seemingly turn my world upside down... I remember that God is my provider. I understand that it is through a thankful heart that I can rest. Thankfulness allows me to become content.

My prayer for anyone who reads this; Embrace life, and all the changes that come with it. Rejoice that you are on a journey, and that, if you trust God, you will arrive at the destination that He has for you.

In my post the other day, I also posted these scriptures and why I draw much strength from them as I face the future and any changes it may bring.

• Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait on the LORD, Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.  ---Because it reminds me that God will always be faithful to give me the strength I need. 
• Proverbs 3:5-6  Trust in the LORD with all your heart, ​​And lean not on your own understanding; ​​In all your ways acknowledge Him, ​​And He shall direct your paths. - Reminds me that I can trust my life to Him, and He will guide me.
• Matthew 19:26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” -- God gave me this verse during Glenn's cancer battle and has shown me it's truth in many ways since his passing 6 years ago.
• Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. -- I can rest in the fact that God has good plans for me.