In the Middle of Changes

In the Middle of Ch, ch, ch, changes: Hope and Healing.

There’s only one thing that is truly constant in our daily lives and that is change- talk about contrasting interests? Some changes are easy to accept, others not so much. Other writers have set out to make it more palatable by saying “Change is good…”

For the rest of us, maybe not so much. I don’t like surprises. I like consistency, I’m a planner. If you’re like me, change can be more than just a bump in the road. It can be devastating to your heart and mind-chaos is not our friend. It is to be avoided at all costs. It robs me of my joy and peace. When that change involves the loved ones in my life it can be absolutely traumatic. I NEED to know why.

Whether it is the loss of life or the absence of a relationship and the closeness it brought to my world, my heart absolutely shatters. And healing is often a very slow and arduous process.

The simple things like the routine of daily life are suddenly ripped away and I often ask myself “How in the world can I do this? How can I cope?”

This is when our Father wants to have us rest in his arms. When Jesus lost one his best friends, Lazarus, Martha’s response was: “If you, Jesus , had been here, this wouldn’t have happened.”

Jesus WAS there. He knew what was to take place. Just like when we experience loss, He’s right there. We don’t need to know the why. We need to know that He was, is, and always will be. He provides the coping skills as we draw closer to him. We may never know the why, but we can know the Who. The author and finisher of our faith. He is the Master of Change.