Seasons Change, Love Does Not...

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven… Ecclesiastes 3:1

Things change… It’s just that simple. Comfort tends to be our best friend and we are lulled into a routine by it. However, change is an inevitability and it is no respecter of person, position, or privilege. And so it begins.

Today begins a new season for me. Eight years with a great employer has come to an end. When you spend so much time in a position and in a business segment you get comfortable with your knowledge and abilities to make things happen. I’ve been doing basically the same thing for almost sixteen years if you count the other employer I worked for.

God has been very faithful to me through this whole process. He has provisioned me and my family in crazy ways. He provided opportunities to help us prepare for what is finally real today. When I get another job I plan on doing a special blog post on how He took care of me through all this and why my faith is in Him instead of myself or other things.

I have been constantly reminded as of late that in Jeremiah we are told that He has plans for us, plans to prosper and not harm and plans to give us a hope and a future. It sure has seemed pretty fuzzy as to what that future will be, but I’m sure that it will be amazing.

Other colleagues, and friends that I have through Twitter, Facebook, and blogging, are facing similar changes. The loss of relationships, the reality of having to move very far away from home to secure employment, and others enduring long months on the sidelines are changes and seasons that are just hard. Hard to stomach, hard to process, and hard to embrace.

Many of the folks I’m thinking of have faith in Christ and are actively working out their faith and placing their hope and trust in Him. Trusting that He will lead them through this season. There is no doubt that He is here side by side with us as we walk our individual paths and endure these trials.

I honestly believe that He is leading us towards better things and drawing us into a closer walk with Him. I believe that He has bigger things for each of us.

The sun will rise and a new day will dawn.

Blessings…