The Only Thing We Can Be Sure of is Change?

Just two years ago, I journaled, "Life is what happens when you're making other plans?"  Well, this week was it. I spent three days in a doctor's office and hospital with a loved one who had a relapse. I spent another day with my aging father who has health issues before heading to Texas to help our oldest daughter move following a divorce.

As humans we often feel quite helpless--physical pain, emotional despair, or general confusion when circumstances occur beyond our control.  However, as Christians, we can choose to see and understand our circumstances with the Love of God.

We have fresh opportunities each day when we genuinely invite him into our lives.  "Christ in us" allows us to view the world in a new way with each day giving opportunity to follow in his footsteps. "Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you."  James 4:8

... it's two years later. Oldest daughter lives in a smaller house in a residential district with a reputation for a good school system. My loved one who experienced a serious relapse two years ago is on a fishing trip with friends. My father passed away and is praising God in the heavens.

There will be good changes and difficult changes in each of our lives until the day we die which makes the title of this piece true. Except for this: We can be sure of God and His unconditional love for us. He hears our sighs, feels our longings, and know us by name.

May we find ourselves dependent upon the grace of God for power and the blood of Jesus for cleansing as we live in an ever-changing world knowing that God's love is unconditional and His promises are eternal.

May you love life with the love of God.