Change

All summer long, I was dreading the change of this new semester.  Everything was going to be new:  New school, new friends, new room, new people to live with, new church.  I was really nervous because change has never been my thing.  I am a creature of habit; I like things to stay the same.

This summer, I went on a cruise and a total God thing happened.  We were supposed to sit with the Taylors at dinner, but something was wrong and we ended up sitting next to people we didn't know.  The lady had a bunch of special jewelry on, so I asked her what it meant and one of her necklaces said "Without change there would be no butterflies!"

Wow!!! At that moment, my heart skipped a beat because I love love love butterflies.  Butterflies are my favorite animal because God often speaks to me through analogies and butterflies have always signified his presence.

So, here I am and I realize that butterflies, my favorite animal, would not exist if change didn't.  Wow!! How cool is that.  That is why I bought a butterfly camio later on that trip and put it on my necklace, and that is why there is a butterfly on the background on my blog.

So that being said, I wanted to talk about change and why it is so hard?  Why do we hold on to things of our past? Why is it so hard to let go?

Is it because we are comfortable? or Is it because we have a lack a trust in Gods plan for the future? Maybe it is a little bit of both.

Change of school, change of friends, a change of job are all scary because we don't know what to expect.  We have no idea of what will happen, so we must trust God.

6 years ago…It was Jan. 1 2008 and I hopped on a plane, to move to New York City.  Wow, how scared I was because I was going to have to change my life once again.  But I tell you that God was near.  His presence got my family through that hard time.  My family fell knee deep in the passage, "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9  This has gone on to become our family motto.

So, I think it is hard to change because we fear that the change might be bad, or if your like me, you just fear the new because it is, in fact, new.

But we must remember that without change there would be no butterflies.  Without change we would never grow and learn.  God is calling us first to know him and second to allow him to change us.  We all have undergo a metamorphosis into who God wants us to be.  Don't we trust God the creator of world and all things beautiful, flowers, family, friends,….butterflies, to make us into something beautiful.

So, as we approach this new year…Lets all trust God that this new year will be beautiful.  Let us have an open mind for the future.  No matter what good things happen, or trials come we can trust that God will use them for the benefit of our metamorphosis.

How fitting that the verse of the day on youversion bible is "Fear no, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help yo, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41: 10

Hello I'm Kenady!!! Welcome to my blog.  God has laid it on my heart to be a blogger and I guess it might be because I have a lot of things to say.  I am a talker and I'm passionate.  So, why not start a blog and talk about all the things I'm passionate about.  So, to get started, I'll tell you somethings about myself that might help you get to know me a little bit better.  Okay, I am a freshman at Dallas Baptist University.  This first semester has been crazy, but fun.  That being said, I have learned a lot.  I am an only child and am really, really close to my parents.  We talk about everything...I even talk to my dad about boys!! Lol.  That makes being far from home hard. I am also really involved at my home church...well I guess I used to be and so that it makes finding a new church really hard.  Even though, Dallas Baptist is only 45 minutes away from home.

Therefore, God has been teaching me lots of great things.  For example, how to live with people I don't know, and how to find a church on my own, and how to make new friends the right way.  My mind is growing and changing and developing into the mind that God wants me to have.  What's it say in Romans again?  "To be transformed by the renewing of your minds" Romans 12: 2.  That verse has really encouraged me to keep up with this college experience.  It must be important to learn and change you thinking, if it transforms you. Right?  Anyway, so I will share with you all the things I'm learning on this blog.

I almost forgot.  I love music; I am a music business major at Dallas Baptist and songwriting is one of my passions. So, if I ever post a link my sound cloud that's why, because I often write songs about issues that I'm going through or a situation I am experiencing.

Oh! one more thing!!! The name of the blog is inspired by the song by Hillsong United "Oceans."  The Lyrics go "Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders/let me walk upon the waters/wherever you would call me/take me deeper than my feet could ever wander/where my faith could be made stronger/In the presence of my savior." I chose this as my title, because for a stubborn girl like me, trusting God is hard and so he has consistently teaching me to trust him more especially this semester.  So, to have a trust without borders, has been my prayer this semester.:)

So, I hope you enjoy my blog, please let me know if you have any suggestions about what you would like me to include in my blog or if you have a blog that you would like me to read.