You cannot stay where you are and go with God ~ Henry Blackaby
I am a person who likes her feet firmly planted on the ground. I do not like change. I like life when it is predictable, safe, and comfortable. But...that isn't what life is about. There is one constant in life and that is change.
I desire with my whole heart to follow God wherever he is working. That means that I have to embrace change. Scary, at least for me. This week has been a week of revelation for me that God is working in my family. I need to embrace the change that is happening if I want to keep up with where God is going. For the past 25 years, my children have been my main focus. Everything I have done has been geared to them and my responsibility to rear them in a Godly home. Events have occured that have shown me that I no longer am needed in the role that I have traditionally held as mom with the direction and answers they have always looked to me for. My role is changing into an advisor, a person to bounce ideas off, and a prayer warrior for my children. They are moving into their own directions and making decisions that they believe that God is directing them. As scary as it is for them, I am terrified. I think it scares me because it is change and I don't know what the outcome will be. Some are changing their goals and dreams in life and I hope they won't regret it later. I believe that God gives us our dreams to give us purpose, direction, and joy in life. Others are still searching for their niche in life. They all are learning that you can only count on God for love and support. Your family is always there, but even they can let you down at times.
This is a hard transition for us all. My children have moved into young adulthood. My husband and I are exploring where we go in life when we retire. We are all looking to God to show us where we are to serve in our new roles. Some things will change, and some will stay the same. I pray that we will continue to be the close-knit family we have always been as we all follow our paths into the future. We will have a week at the beach soon and it will be, hopefully, a time for us to come together and reunite our lives and hearts before we set off in our different directions.
