Change - You Can't Stop It

Change - for some of us it is an easy thing to accept, live with and even deal with for others it brings on anxiety attacks, even deep, deep feelings of pain and fear. For others, change is a rush, a feeling of excitement, new beginnings, adventure, the unknown, thrills, even challenges.

D and I have learned to live with change everyday of our lives together. It was a subject we talked about many times. We thought that as we got older life would get easier, it would slow down, decisions would be less difficult, we could just sit back and coast. Ride out the reminder of our life, spending time with each other, family and loving life. Serving GOD, working a little, traveling and just coasting - no change, just status quo.

What a rude awakening did we have !!! There is no such thing as sitting quietly on the sidelines and letting life pass you by. You can't live, have a heartbeat and not be subjected to change.

How you deal with it is the deciding factor in how you allow many things to rule your life. In my job I love change, I love learning new things, throwing out the old, educating myself and others so we can all do better and be better at what we do. I believe that the more people know about all the jobs around them, the more ownership and pride they will take in theirs and your business. You can't grow at work or at home if you aren't willing to be flexible enough to change.

It's the changes at home that are kicking my butt right now.
Found out today that we have to have a new roof, new drywall, new ceiling in a couple of rooms, new paint etc thanks to hail and storm damage. That is change that I don't like. Our downstairs is still a mess from the hot water heater leak. I told Daniel today that D sure knew what he was doing when he went off to HEAVEN. Seems like all the things that D and I thought we had in place and taken care of before he died have fallen apart since he died. That's change that just kicks your behind.

Even the dog has changed. Ollie has started sleeping in the floor in the bathroom during the day. Strange change.

Something is going on but one thing that won't change unless it is to get stronger in all this mess is this. I will continue to sing praises to my GOD. I will continue to cry out to HIM and thank HIM for leading me, loving me, lifting me up and over the piles of turmoil and temptations.
I will say;
"I still here LORD, I am still praising you and glorifying you in the midst of all this. I love you and I am your servant, waiting to serve and answer your call." Change me, mold me, make me the instrument of your desire oh LORD - change me as you need me to be changed so that no matter what changes occur in my life I will be able to handle them by the GRACE of my loving FATHER.