If life is like a book then the seasons of our lives are its chapters. I have opened and closed many chapters in my life lately, and at times I feel like i’m flying through them almost too fast to keep up. Every chapter brings with it new challenges, new relationships, and new opportunities, yet at the same time, how does one go about bringing the previous chapter to a close? Do we really have to close it completely, or is it possible to leave it slightly opened in some hope that it may be revisited sometime in the future? In my life some chapters have ended gently, while others have been slammed shut with no warning at all. Some have been easy, and others were so difficult I didn’t think I’d make out the other side alive. But what really defines these chapters? What makes them good or bad? It’s so easy to get caught up in our friends, families, jobs, lifestyle, etc that we let them define our lives and determine its value. But what happens when one of these things is unexpectedly removed or changed? Does it rock our world, or even rock our faith, because we had put our trust and security in things of this world that will all eventually pass away? No matter what happens to me in life I want to be able to say that my stability and my security are found in Jesus Christ and nothing else. People change, circumstances change, friends come and go, and money and power are fleeting. When all is said and done, i want the connecting thread through every chapter of my life to be the unfailing love, provision, and grace of my Savior. I want my life to tell a story of love and forgiveness, through all the good and the bad, the ups and downs, I want to cling to Him alone as my strength.
In 27 days I will be closing another chapter. While it will be hard to say goodbye, words cannot express how excited I am to turn the page and see what God writes next…….
