I want to talk about “change”.
Why do we find change so scary and unsettling?
Perhaps it’s scary because we can’t control it. Perhaps it’s unsettling because we are creatures of habit and our brains like to avoid uncertainty. Change brings uncertainty, risk, the unknown. For some, this is exhilarating, for others, it is downright fightening.
The past five years have been tumultuous to say the least. Not all bad, but tumultuous, nevertheless. My spouse died from colon cancer, COVID happened, and the world shut down (and still hasn’t really recovered), I sold the house that my spouse built, I bought another one, renovated it and moved in a period of three months, I started getting more involved at church with women’s ministry, and my only child got married. So, yes, the past five years have been tumultuous.
Change is not always bad, but it is stressful. What change does do, is highlight those areas that have been hiding – the hurts, the fears, the anger, the uncertainty, the insecurities. It highlights the need to be kind to ourselves. To show ourselves grace. To give ourselves time to sit in the moment and explore, as painful as it can be at times, those feelings. Because at the end of the day, feelings are what they are. Feelings and emotions are what make us human. They need to be acknowledged and addressed. If we don’t acknowledge and address them, they can be destructive and show up at the most inopportune moment. Some of you know what I’m talking about!
Jesus had feelings. Jesus got angry. He got tired. He was sad and distressed. He suffered persecution, rejection, and loss. But He never lost sight of the assignment. He never lost sight of us. He never loses sight of us. And we should not lose sight of Him.
Change is inevitable. We live in a broken, fallen world. Time is fleeting. It doesn’t wait for us to catch up. The world we live in today is so broken and scary. However, Jesus did warn us and encouraged us with His promise – “I have overcome the world”.
In the world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.
John 16:33 NKJV
Now my life is changing again. My child is married and on his journey to having a family of his own. My role as Mom is changing. That is hard for a single mother, even if your child is in his late 20’s. But it is so exciting too. To have the privilege of a front row seat to his growth as a person and as a husband. I trust that Jesus will guide him and his bride along the path of this wonderful journey they are on together.
And I am starting a new chapter in my life. I’m not sure what that chapter will say, but I’m confident that God is in control, and when it is written, it will be the best one yet.
Voyage through Life 