I've never really liked changed. Let's be honest, not many people do. Not many people like the scary unknown and the future that can be so uncertain. Not many people enjoy when people they love change or events they love don't happen anymore or things just aren't how they used to be. Change is hard and scary and sometimes I'd much rather have my nice safe bubble of all things comfortable and familiar, please and thank you. But that's not what we're meant for. I learned that this year in a way I never would've expected. I learned to embrace change this year by the loss of something I never would've imagined myself losing. And somewhere in the middle of it all, God taught me...sometimes it's time to sing a new song. Sometimes we have to let go of the past to step into the future He has prepared for us. I battled against this for many reasons. What if I never stopped missing what I let go of? What if I failed in this new season? What if this new season wasn't good as the last? What if I didn't want to change in this way? What if I liked the song I was singing better than the next? And in all of it, I felt His whisper. Trust Me. It comes down to that, friend. Change can be difficult, not just because we fear the future. But because we can doubt the One who holds the future. That, dear one, is not the boat we should be in. You see, when you're in that boat, the waves keep tossing around you making you feel sick with the motion as you never muster up the courage to step into His new beginnings and you stay stuck. But when you get out of that boat and maybe do a little bit of wave-walking that feels very different and more than a little uncomfortable, you understand a truth powerful enough to change your life... Change might be difficult, but we have no need to fear the future. Because we have full confidence in the One who holds our future. And when we understand this....truly grasp this...that no matter what our future holds and no matter how much the change rocks our future, He is the Rock that never shakes or changes. Praise Him for that. So it's okay to step into the new day He has for you. It's okay to embrace the change even if it stings some or breaks your heart just a little. It's okay to start singing a new song. Because along the way you will learn...God walks on the waves with you into the scary unknowns and catches your hand if you start to fall. And maybe...just maybe, you'll find that you've loved new songs all along. "He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in Him." Psalm 40:3 (NIV)
Rachel
12/12/2018 11:12:31 am
This article is amazing!! Its so true!!! We don't have to fear the future because we know + have full confidence in the One Who holds it!!! I really needed to hear this today, you hit right on!!
Hannah K.
12/15/2018 04:16:16 pm
Great post Bella! I love this so much, and it really spoke to me. Thank you for writing this!! Comments are closed.
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