Monday, September 1, 2008

More transitions...

I've long been impressed by the calm and peaceful way most elderly couples can look back at the events of the past --even hard or tumultuous times. From their vantage point, they know that the events of the past have worked themselves out and things are fine. Those who are believers can even see God's hand at work through those events.

My desire is to live NOW with that same perspective, knowing that God will, indeed, "work things out" in a way that will honor Him. Maybe it's just the phase of life we're in, but it seems like every day/week/month (choose one) brings about another very major transition: job change move oldest finishes college/leaves the country middle at college youngest off to school parents ill death of first parent empty nest. The early years of our marriage were that same way--getting married grad school full-time job first home children arrive--and God has certainly worked good out of all of it. The transitions of the last months and years have been, almost entirely, positive and exciting changes. In retrospect, about the only difference we'd have wished for would have been some of what we've seen with our parents. (Even in not being able to sell our house, we can see God's hand at work.)

Change can be exhilarating, exhausting, exciting, frightening or some combination of all the above. It's exciting to me to see what God has done in our lives over these last several months, though certain parts of it have been a bit exhausting, too (e.g. carrying loft beds, step-by-step, up to the fourth floor!). It's even more exciting to imagine what He's got in store for us in the days to come, and my imagination is really pretty limited in comparison to God's incredible creativity (to put it mildly).

So, with all due respect to what we've seen recently, here's to the future! I can't wait to see how God is going to work in our lives and the lives of those we love. Even if we'd never seen it before (and we certainly have), His word teaches His faithfulness in every situation. So bring it on--I can't wait to see what He's going to do!

Blessings...