Changes!
Change is part of life. We all know that fact, but how many of us actually like or enjoy change? Some changes are easier to handle while others require some pain, either physical or emotional. If you are like me, you like your little routine and like to keep things the same day after day. We sometimes refer to this as our “comfort zone.” We usually prefer not to allow too much stretching of our comfort zones.
My family is going through a huge change right now. We are moving. We were surprised back on June 10 to receive an offer on our house after it had been on the market just 10 days. This has all happened much faster than we expected. In less than a week this place we have called home for the past almost seven years will belong to someone else.
With all the changes involved with this move I have learned to trust God more. It is easy to say the words “I trust you God.” However, to wait on Him and not see anything happening can be frustrating. Doubts and negative thoughts begin to creep in. Some days I felt like I couldn’t wait one more day without knowing what was coming next. Then I would get an encouraging word from someone, many times my husband, to remind me of God’s faithfulness to us. Also, many people looked at us with surprised expressions when they asked “Where are you moving?” and up until last Wednesday we told them “We don’t know.” My husband I have both trusted God on this though. And now we can see how He has worked everything out to provide an answer.
God uses changes in our lives to help us grow in some area to be more like Him. We may not even recognize this at the time we are going through the change. Rarely does anything go according to the plans we have in our heads. Even in those times when it seems nothing is going right, God has a plan He is working out. He is using a time of change to do something in us that would not happen otherwise.
I have been reminded through the past couple of months that God has a purpose for the changes we go through. You can probably fill in the blanks with changes that have caused growth in your own life.
Looking back I realize that if I had not gone through _______(change), I would never have been able to ______ for God.
Has God used a time of change in your life to help you grow to be more like Him? Look at changes as opportunities for growth, trusting that He has a reason for the changes you face!
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding….” Proverbs 3:5
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Praying for your family sweet friend.
With each change in my life, with each new thing, I’m learning to trust Him more and more! God’s plans are always the best!
Living for Him, Joan
I have many if I had not gone through _____, this wouldn’t have happened. And each time I struggled but the older I get the more understanding I seem to have. I guess we either learn or keep repeating the same mistakes.
I’ve loved watching you as you go through this period of change Bethany. You’re an inspiration to me. Trusting God for all is easy to say but more difficult to act on. And you do my friend.
Blessings and love,
Debbie
This one hits home for me Debbie. I really like having all my ducks in a row and knowing that everything will go just the way I planned it.
The Lord has put me in a place, in recent years, where none of that is happening. I have had to trust Him without knowing where it all is leading. And He is so faithful and good.
Bethany – I’m so sorry. I thought Bethany, saw Debbie’s name and wrote Debbie! I think I’m a bit weary 🙂
I am going through many changes in my life right now, and learning to lean on my Heavenly Father and simply trust. It’s not easy, but when I do, I am so much happier. Praying for you as you go through this season.
You are right Bethany, changes are never easy. But like you said, changes help us to trust Him more and more.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us.
Oh, yes He has and at the time I never would have chosen that path…all the suffering for our precious daughter, brain surgery, but I am so thankful we trusted Him! He proved Himself over and over again to be Faithful and True and All-Sufficient and in the process we found a deeper lover for our Savior than we have ever known. Oh, there is no god like our God!
Bethany, I continue to join you in prayer. I can’t wait to see all that He does!
This really spoke to me today, Bethany, and provided me with a great reminder of how God works in our daily lives. We’re looking to changes in the future… don’t know exactly when certain things will happen or if they will happen as we would like them to happen. But, we do know God is in control and whatever He works, will be for the best!
Good word, Bethany! I can attest to how you have allowed God to use this change to draw you into a deeper faith. (BTW, I did receive the book… THANK YOU!)