I remember how much I wanted to gain weight when I was a teenager. I was so skinny they called me \u201cbeanpole\u201d. I even took Raquel Welch’s recommendation and bought \u201cWate-On\u201d tablets (for real) because I wanted to look like my peers who had already \u201cfilled out\u201d quite nicely (at least in my eyes, they had). Oh, but things changed. Now I pay close attention to what I eat, how much I eat, and being sure to stay active so that I DON\u2019T gain weight. LOL! Believe me. It\u2019s a daily work-out! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I remember when I covered my body from head to toe in baby oil, then laid out in the sun to get a tan. Now, I wear 50+ sunblock IF I go out in the sun. I remember wearing the highest heels. When I was looking for some new shoes with the very low wedge heels, I told a young woman: \u201cI\u2019ve graduated from that class (she was buying some stiletto heels), now these are my new “high”!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m guessing that, like me, you\u2019ve either just come out of a season of change or are entering a season of change. And your changes are even more monumental than the ones I mentioned. It might be your youngest child is about to start kindergarten or your oldest child is about to start college. You might be moving to another state or looking for a new job. It might even be your spouse recently passed away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Change has a way of swirling in and around our lives. Just when we willingly, or even hesitantly, make the adjustments, more changes come. And whether we like the new that\u2019s come, or wish we could run and hide, our feelings don\u2019t change the inevitable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Facing another change, and handling it well, requires us to be people of great dependence in He Who changes NOT. Malachi 3:6 \u201c For I am the LORD, I change not\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I made a big change and a move in February to Austin. I have found that times of transition are God\u2019s way of setting us up for the opportunity to grow into the best we can become so that He can fulfill His ultimate destiny for our lives. I\u2019m learning. I can allow the pressure of transition to transform me. I can permit the rain AND the sunshine in my life to grow His fruit in me. I can daily dish out the fruit found in Galatians 5:22: \u201cThe Fruit of the Spirit is Love, :joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the process of change, WHO are we becoming? During the planting, watering, and weeding seasons of change, if we will be faithful during each season, we\u2019ll see beauty grow in our lives. As we lean into God, asking for strength through the peace OR through the pain, He will make us into who He\u2019s intended for us to become: \u201cChange is the essence of life; be willing to surrender what you are for what you could become.\u201d Reinhold Niebuhr<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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