Learning to Embrace Change - Encouragement for Today - March 17, 2020
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March 17, 2020
"But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him." Jeremiah 17:7 (NIV)
Looking out my kitchen window, I wonder where this wave of sadness is coming from. Life is good. My kids are out on their own, working in careers they studied for and are passionate about. I should be happy about that, right?
I am! I am happy about that.
So why the tears?
Then I see my yard for what it is: empty. No kids on the trampoline. No one playing in the springtime sun. Quiet. Empty.
I hadn't expected these feelings to filter into my heart. My kids have been flying back and forth from this nest for many years, slowly but surely making lives of their own. The release has been small, manageable steps to the independent lives they live today. And while I'm excited for their adventures, I'm also a little sad in this change of season for me.
Isn't it just the worst to have to admit something is over? Transitions in life can sometimes be exciting. And sometimes they're just plain hard. At times, they can even be an odd mixture of both. That's where I am. It's exciting to see my kids doing work they are gifted for, and it's hard to have them so far away and not see them as often as I would like.
I am trying to embrace different.
There have been many seasons of different in my life; I'm sure there have been seasons of different for you, too.
Bringing home a baby for the first time, starting a new role or learning a hobby. Different can feel so uncomfortable. What am I doing? I don't know how to do this. Overwhelm tries to take over. Doubt seeps in. Leaving a secure job to stay at home or leaving the safety of home to secure a job. I knew how to do that. But this … I don't want this. From potty training to personal training, from restoring failed finances to restoring failed relationships, our hearts and minds whisper: It would be so much easier to just check out. Slip into survival mode.
Maybe we're there already.
During these times of transition and change, we have the opportunity to look again at where our confidence lies. Have we been basing it on our titles of "mom," "employee," "daughter" or "volunteer"? With that season gone, has our confidence gone as well? |
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Should Coronavirus Stop Us from Going to Church? |
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Alicia Purdy |
By now you've heard of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and, depending on what you're reading or listening to, you may be struggling with questions about how best to protect yourself and your family.
If you or someone in your life is immunocompromised or elderly or very young, the risks are higher, which makes things even more intense. Situations like these leave us wondering: Is the virus spread through the exchange of money? Or boxes from Amazon? Or the guy next to you on the bus? The person next to you just sneezed, should you stay calm and pray or spray yourself with Lysol? Do you need a mask?
If you walk in the wisdom of the Holy Spirit, He will surely guide.
Photo Credit: ©GettyImages/Koldunova Anna
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