Change Is Good

How many times have we heard it? "Change is good." Everyone seems to think it is, especially when it's not them doing the changing! One of my favorite sayings is, "God laughs when we make plans." Just when I thought life was going along smoothly...when it was safe to go back in the water...Jaws took a big bite! Being a grown up can sometimes suck- having to make decisions and choices that affect not only my life but those around me as well. Life changes, this is true...and the changes are not always good...but God is always good. He always takes us through what we think we can't get through. He carries us through what we think will never end. Back in April, I was at a crossroads. Do I stay in California and work myself to death to make ends meet or do I make a change? I tried and tried to figure it all out- hundreds of phone calls, countless hours of tossing and turning in my bed, still to absolutely no solutions. I decided a very long time ago that when I pray that I try not to ask God for much. Instead I give him praise and thanks in everything that happens in my life- good and bad. It wasn't until I lifted it all to God and asked Him to take care of it all...of each and every crisis that was up against me...every road block that had stopped me in my tracks...every question that came up unanswered. We know that's what our Pastor has taught us. I recite my favorite Bible verse a thousand times a day- Proverbs 3: 5&6- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path." It's so easy to know what to do yet I'm stubborn. I like doing things on my own, without assistance. The really cool thing was as soon as I asked God for his guidance (I will admit I did add at the end of my prayer, "if you could do it NOW, that would be really good and please make things very clear because you know how stubborn I am!")- all those hurdles just fell to the ground. It was as if each stumbling block was just crushed and didn't exist anymore. Could it really be that easy? All of a sudden, decisions became so clear...choices became so easy...life took a turn for the better. Shea & I decided to make a move- a huge move- a life changing move- and come here to Oregon. We did it...not on our own but by the grace of God, friends and family. We are loved...We love...And Love does conquer all. Change is scary, change is unknown, change is weird, change is difficult...but I now agree that change is good.

Romans 8:18

I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.