Have you found yourself in a new season of life? I
have. After several years of full time writing and ministry, I have gone back
to a “day job.” My new day job has a
flexible schedule that allows me to still have ministry events and activities
but it’s been a huge adjustment. If you’re in a new season, are you having a
hard time finding your new balance?
I’ve been praying about this issue in my own life,
and God’s been faithful to show me a few things through the transition going on
all around me.
Change
is good
Nature is changing her gown all around us. It’s
good. It’s natural. It’s necessary. My little corner of the world is adapting
to the change in the weather. Shedding what it doesn’t need and preparing for
what’s to come. Are we doing that too? Are we embracing the changes in our
lives or are we clinging to the way things were as we gather all the fallen “leaves”
of the past?
Change
takes time
While we may not notice the subtle changes in the
things around us, it’s happening all the time. I don’t know about the changes
you are going through in your life, but I’m trying to find a new normal. I
haven’t found the balance between God, work, family, and friends yet. My
priorities are still fighting for attention and I feel more reactive than
proactive. That’s okay. That’s what change is all about – finding our new
normal. It doesn’t happen overnight, but it will happen if we want it to. Aye,
there’s the rub! We have to allow change in our lives and accommodate it in our
behavior. If we are resistant to change, we rarely find balance.
Change
is necessary
One of my favorite life quotes is “I may not be
where I’m going, but I’m not where I was.” Amen? Praise God that we’re not the
same person we were when He found us! We had to change. God is refining us
moment by moment. Some of the changes are easy, others take longer and are
painful. But all are necessary. God loves us too much to leave us where we are.
Watching the world shift from summer to fall reminds
me that change will always be for the better. We may not like it or even agree
with it but if it’s ordained by God, we can trust the end result will be
magnificent!
Be blessed,
Jennifer
“And
we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who
have been called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28
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