Everything Changes~

Genesis 8:22 “As long as the earth remains, there will be planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night."

Today is the first day of school for many folks, my niece and nephews included.  I think back to when my own kids were little and all the excitement and sometimes apprehension that were part of starting a new school year.  I always felt a little bad about the laid-back fun days of summer being over so soon for them, but I was also glad to get a break!

One thing is for sure: EVERYTHING CHANGES.

The Bible teaches us that as long as we are alive on this earth there will be constant change in our lives.  “Change” is not a bad word.  More recently, there was an adjustment period as I got used to the idea that my chickies had flown the coop, but my entire life, as well as yours, has been one big ebb and flow of seasons. 

What matters most is how we approach the inevitable changes of life.  Do we embrace the changing season as opportunities for new blessings, or do we go into denial and hope that when we open our eyes everything is still the same?

One day as I was in deep thought about how quickly everything in my life was changing, my precious Lord whispered to me, “Yenisita, this is what you have been praying for.”

“Say what?”

Every time I prayed for one of my kids to do well in school, it was so they could pass that grade and move on up.

Every time I prayed for God to open up doors of opportunity for my husband, it was so he could head in a better direction.

Every time I prayed for my kids to make wise choices in dating, it was for the high purpose of eventually settling down and starting their own families.

If we look at it like this, then change is good and beautiful.  Nobody that I know wants their 30-year-old living at home playing video games all day.  And if in the process of change, I get older, my kids move out, and it’s just me and Jorge watching re-runs of The Andy Griffith Show, then AMEN!  I have learned to cover every thing in prayer.  The transitions and the adjustments, the changing seasons, and the brevity of life, these are all good things!  I have learned that God is God every step of the way and each new day – no matter where we are in life – brings blessings.  Let us pray that we can all successfully embrace the changes in life. 

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Thank You that even as we live through so many changes, You remain steadfast in our lives.  You are with us each step of the way.  Help us be like the woman in Proverbs 31:25 who “smiles at the future.”  She smiles because she knows in Whom she trusts. Her eyes are fixed on You, and so are ours.  In Jesus’ name, AMEN!