change
the shifting of a season
the letting go of the past
and the fears
facing forward
uncomfortable, vulnerable, unsure
straining
yet knowing that the best is ahead and the call is to be detangled and free
to shrug off the cocoon of the old into the freedom of flight
as we embrace change and growth and transformation,
as we embrace the uncomfortable, vulnerable, unsure
part of our soul cries out, afraid, in pain, challenged by the shifts in perspective, challenged by the shifts in behaviour, challenged by the chaos of our feelings
but relax, breathe, trust, hope
the better is yet to come
choose to die
choose to lay down
choose to surrender
abandon the anxiety, abandon the sin, abandon the old
when God confronts us and calls us forward into transformation
it is not for condemnation but for correction
but for connection
but for change
but for closeness
He is faithful
He is good
a friend wrote this over at A Fearless Experiment and i thought it so says it well:
I was looking out my window at some of the trees around my house and admiring the changing leaves, when something very obvious struck me. The trees don’t usually have all their leaves change all at the same time. First there are patches of change, before the whole tree is overcome by the Autumnal changes and eventually the leaves fall off.
The science teacher in me had a fair idea why this is, but I did a quick google check, just to make sure. The answer simply is: light. The leaves exposed to the most light change colour first. They change first, and then die first. The same is true of us when we spend time in the Lord’s presence – in His light – we are irrevocably changed. There’s no denying a person’s testimony when they open that door of their heart and the Lord steps in. We are changed from the inside out. And bit by bit, piece by piece, we die to self.
if God is calling you forward into change, don’t worry, breathe. He is good, faithful, right, great. You can trust Him.
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