I don't mind change--sometimes I even like and welcome it--so long as I'm the one bringing about change. I enjoy trying a new ice cream flavor or a new perfume or rearranging furniture and accessories in my home. Especially as the seasons change, I find myself yearning for changes in my life as well.
If I'm initiating the change, that's a-ok by me. But it's much harder for me to adjust when change is forced upon me. It's fun to try a new lipstick color--but not so fun when I'm forced to try a new color because my old standby has been discontinued.
On a much deeper level, it's difficult for me to adjust when relationships and friendships change--or, in some cases, end altogether. One minute everything seems to be fine and normal and going well; the next minute, everything's falling apart.
Of course, as much as I'd like to keep things the same, that's impossible. People, by nature, change over time. Relationships change. Life changes.
I've had to adjust to a major change in my life over the past few months, and it's been extremely difficult. Still is. But I know that God is bringing about significant changes in me, in my attitude, my confidence, my trust. And I realize that if it were up to me to make those changes, they probably wouldn't happen. Sure, I can make some superficial changes in myself, but major transformation only God can accomplish. And He tends to bring about the biggest and best changes in me when I didn't necessarily ask for them.
I can't say with 100% enthusiasm that I'm happy about the situation that brought about these internal changes, but I am thankful that God is hard at work on me, and that transformation is taking place.
So what about you--do you embrace change easily, or do you struggle with it like I do at times?
Stingers
1 day ago
2 comments:
Hmmm.... well, as a military spouse I know what it's like to have change thrust upon me. Each move has been different and I'd like to think I've handled most of them well, this last one being an exception; it has been almost 2 years and I am just now beginning to accept that we have another 3 years left in this location.
Relationships: I can be a very passive person when it comes to relationships, so when they change, I often follow the lead of the other person(s) involved. This is something I need to work on.
It depends on what the change is. Coming from a military family, moving is in my blood. Over the past 20 years, I've been moving to different houses within one city just because it's hard for me to stay in one house. I embrace that kind of change. In fact, I'm getting the itch to move again...it's time for a change.
Some other changes I really struggle with! Change can be hard...especially when it is in a friendship or relationship and especially if I see it as a bad change. But God has shown over time that what I thought were bad changes, weren't so bad after all...they were actually blessings. So, I guess you could say I struggle with change but embrace God's reasoning.
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