Change

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Sooooooo much change has taken place in my life over the last 5 years and I must say that I know one thing, I am not fond of change. I know that I would be bored if things stayed the same, but I like being in a rut sometimes. There is a false sense of security that goes with having things in place and being able to "depend" on things. The obvious thing here is that nothing is trustworthy on this earth. Nothing stays the same even if it tries because if there is life it is growing and that means change.
It is so easy to get connected to the things of this earth and then when they let me down, to be totally wiped out by them. I know that I can go into a tailspin when something is in my life that I've grown to love, to count on, to enjoy or appreciate suddenly is gone.
I do also know something else though. What change appears to be about at first when it happens isn't always what it really is about. Things appear one way, but later the change changes. Imagine that. It may first seem to be a bad thing, but later it appears to be a good thing. It may be that the outcome of the change appears to be going one way, but really isn't going that way at all. There always seems to be a bigger picture. What is good and what I was so comfortable enjoying may be so much less than what the Lord would have for me.Thus, change.  I just can't imagine life with things different than what they always have been. So often things turn out for the better if I just remember that all change has to be sifted through the hands of the Lord before they happen to me. I am His child and in His hands. That is the safest place to be through ALL change.