Everything Changes

 

Change can be frightening, but you have to be able to adapt. If you don’t adapt, you can become stagnant. I’m learning to adapt to all the changes that are going on in my life right now. Mom got remarried this summer and has moved out. My son and his fiancée are looking for an apartment. They’ll probably have one within about a year. My daughter is looking forward to getting married and moving into an apartment within the next year or two. My kids will be gone before I know it.

I have to say that the way I’m living right now, on Social Security Disability, SSI, and Medicare, and even looking for subsidized housing, is not God’s best for me. He wouldn’t want me to live in poverty. He would want all my needs to be met. He wouldn’t want me to worry or be anxious. In light of this, I can’t accept this situation as God’s best. Maybe it’s part of His plan for me, for right now until something better comes along. Maybe it’s temporary. But it’s not His best for me. I’m trusting Him to provide my needs while He leads me to whatever He has in store for me. He will provide all my needs according to His riches in glory. He will give His angels charge over me because He cares for me.

Instead of turning inward and feeling defeated, I need to focus on His promises and trust Him to lead me on, lead me up, lead me higher and higher to His perfect work in me. I have to have faith. I am not a loser. I am a winner. I am a child of the Most High King, heir to His riches in glory. I am not a pauper. I am a princess because my Father is the King of kings and Lord of lords.

Lord, let Your love, Your joy, Your peace, and all of the Fruits of the Spirit flow through me. Let all who see me know that You are in my heart. I praise You for all You’ve done and all You will do in my life. Let all who call upon you praise Your name because You hear their prayers and meet their needs. And that includes me. When I am tempted to give up, please remind me that You have everything under control. Tap me on the shoulder and say, “I’ve got this.”

Bless and encourage all who read this post, Lord. In Jesus’ name, amen.