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