Embracing the Wind

          Change sometimes makes my stomach twist and turn. How about you? Change can be our greatest enemy as creatures of habit. Sadly we don't often break out of the same-old same-old to smile and praise God for what He has done. When a hint of change, a shifting of direction, or the slightest possibility of the unknown arises, we shrink back. Back into our shells, back into the place we feel safe. Truly, it is dark and ugly where we take our refuge. A place of lies, whispers and uncertainty. The fortress that you imagine to be safely hidden away in is no longer standing. The walls long ago torn down. If all you have to raise you up when you have fallen is your own weakness, how will you ever triumph?

          The winds of change, my fellow believer, are His holy tools. They are the surgical implements used to revive your long- dead heart. When everything beneath you falls away, all you can do is pray. When all you hold dear is suddenly ripped away, fall to your knees. Like the wounded soldier in the midst of the battle, he cannot help his fellow man, or himself. All he can do is cry out to God. 

          Change isn't a bad thing, friend, it is part of what is shaping you right now. It is making you stronger and (by Gods grace and holy plan) drawing you closer to Him.  No longer should you pull away from the unknown, no longer should you raise your walls of false protection, for you know that everything that lies before you is for good and God's glory. God loves you enough to want to watch you become beautiful. He has a beautiful and blessed plan for you, embrace the winds of change. 

Sincerely,

Rachel