As it says in Ecclesiastes 3: 1: "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven." So why is change so difficult? Even when it is good change, it is stressful.
I think we are creatures of habit. I think that's why so many people hang on to lifestyles and relationships long after they have become counterproductive at best and completely self-destructive at worst. But we cling to them because they represent the known.
One of the blessings of growing older is that you learn the lesson of Ecclesiastes. You know life has seasons. You expect them. And you figure out how to roll with the flow. You also learn that life is too short to continue to live with self-destructive and stagnant behaviors and situations. And if you are wise enough and strong enough, you walk out into that unknown. You take a deep breath, give yourself time, and trust in God enough that He will not lead you astray if your new path includes Him in your walk.
And if you do it with wisdom and prudence and strength and faith, life gets better.
Just sayin'.
Text copyright Gebara Education February 2013
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