How well do you adjust to change? I have a friend who picks up, packs up, and moves to a completely new community every couple of years. Sometimes a new state! She loves the change. I admire her for that. It’s not who I am. The thought of doing that now makes me break out in hives. 

But change happens…whether we choose it or not. 

It’s inevitable.

It’s constant.

The time, the weather, our jobs, our relationships, and even who we are…changes.

This past year has been filled with more change than some of us know what to do with.  Wearing a mask, not knowing what was going to happen with our schools, job loss, concerns of sickness, trying to find toilet paper, new work habits…for some families it has been a battle with isolation and depression.  For some it was a time to find healthier rhythms and realize that our family needed to slow down a little.  

A year of devastating news and then moments where we saw beauty shining through even the hard stuff.  We have all processed the change in different ways.  

I have recognized that I loathe change.  It’s uncomfortable and most times unexpected.  Out of my control.  I’m learning to relinquish the control that I so desperately want…unclenching my fist to the one who can be trusted.   I never had the answers. Never had control. But, it somehow felt right to think I did.  

On good days, I fix my gaze to the one who is constant. To the one who knows.  On the days I forget, His grace brings me back. 

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Hebrews 13:8

I can look back on what has happened. I can feel anxious about what will be next.  It won’t change the truth that more change is coming.   

Yesterday, Christian artist Jeremy Camp performed at SeaWorld. He’s a friend to the station where I serve. It was my first time on a stage since the pandemic. His song, Keep Me In The Moment, is my heart’s cry as we tackle change. 

Singing oh Lord, keep me in the moment
Help me live with my eyes wide open
‘Cause I don’t wanna miss what you have for me
Singing oh Lord, show me what matters
Throw away what I’m chasing after
‘Cause I don’t wanna miss what you have for me

Keep Me In The Moment | Jeremy Camp

If you are enduring a hard season of change, God has something for you in this. Keep your eyes on the One who never changes.  The One who created and knows you and will never leave you.  

May He keep us fully engaged in this moment.