As I sit here in the Beijing
airport here in China…half way through our 72 hour travel… I have decided to
share some information over what has happened this past week.
Tuesday of this week all 43 people in my squad traveled back to Granada,
Nicaragua in anticipation of team changes.
My team and I had become particularly close. We learned over
the last three months how to love, serve, & prefer each other. We had come a long way…and even though
we weren’t perfect, we had hoped our team was good enough to stay the
same. So as the squad leaders
stood in front of us and began to name off the new teams, my heart sank. I had a feeling my team would change,
but I did not realize how upset I would be until it happened.
As I walked over into the huddle of the five girls that were now my new
teammates, I began to feel a peace.
Each of us had tears in our eyes, not because we were upset with our new
team, but because we had to give up our old ones. The ones that had become family, the ones that at times we
didn’t like, but somehow had learned to love. And here we were; having to start the process all over
again.
I know that God does things for a reason.
And as we got into the huddle, I looked each girl in the face and
reminded them of God’s goodness and faithfulness. Even though we were grieving our old teams, we knew that God
had even more in store for us in our new team. All we had to do is trust.
As I sit here in the airport and think about these changes, I begin to think
about how life is the same way.
Things change in life, sometimes slowly, and sometimes drastically. A lot of times we want things to stay
the same. That way it is comfortable.
But that is not what God wants for us.
He does not want us to be comfortable in our walk. He wants us to be constantly
moving forward, challenged, and seeking a deeper walk. We can mourn the past or even shed a
tear when life changes. Because change is hard. But in the end it comes down to
trusting God’s plan for us.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on
your own understand. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your
path straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Do you trust God with the next step in your walk?
Will you allow him to change things how He pleases?
