…but Change is so good.
It has taken me a while to finish this blog and I think its because this has been such a hard thing for me to learn. I am still trying to figure out how to trust the Lord completely with all of the change that is or will be taking place in my life. I DON’T LIKE CHANGE. I don’t think many of us do. It can be the worst. However, it’s inevitable and constant. People move away, friends leave us, relationships fall apart, we go on to the next grade or another school. I could go on and on. Our overall being continues to grow and change and learn. Some of that change is great, but most change hurts, at least in the moment. It seems like just as soon as things get good in life it all goes right back down hill. We ask ourselves what we’ve done wrong and we question why God would allow us to feel the way we do. It’s a roller coaster of emotions.
Pretty much everyone is going through some type of change. For me, I am about to graduate high school and then leave everything I know to go travel the world with a bunch of strangers. Scary, right?! I can’t help but think about how everything is going to be different going into this next season of life and I am nervous that everyone I love will forget all about me once I’m gone. But going through all this change has made me appreciate how the Lord never changes. He is the same God today, tomorrow, and forever. He is someone that loves me and you more than anyone else ever could and that love is not based on anything we could do but based on what Christ has done for us. A verse that has continued to make an appearance in my life lately is Joshua 1:9 “Be strong and courageous, do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” This brings me such comfort. Although I will be leaving everything else behind, the Lord will always be with me and he will be with you too. Wherever you go. No matter how far we run from him…he is there. No matter what we walk through, he is there. No matter how much life CHANGES, he is there and he remains constant.
I have learned change is good. It produces growth and growth is necessary for life. If God hadn’t CHANGED the course of the world by sending his son, who BROKE STEREOTYPES of kings, we wouldn’t be able to spend eternity with the Lord and walk in his freedom and grace every single day. Christ didn’t enjoy his death on the cross, no one would, but because he chose to look at it with the right perspective SO MUCH good came from it. If we choose to look at the things that we are going through with a mindset that God will grow us through the trials and the change, God will do some awesome things in our lives, but we won’t be able to see them if our eyes are fogged by negativity. So the point is I was scared of change but the Lord is teaching me how beneficial it is for a healthy life. Until we surrender it all to Him, we will never experience total peace and God wants to give us that peace. I hope that you will learn and experience that in your own life.
P.s. Thank you SO much to everyone who has gave!!!! I still need a lot of help. So if you feel called to give, please do so:) and continue to keep my (super awesome) squad in your prayers. That is the most important support we need.
SO MUCH LOVE!!! -Kenni
