Everyone always says that change can be a good thing, but honestly, I'm baffled as to how something so painful could supposedly be good. Most people would probably generally agree with me that change is often a painful experience. I honestly cringe when I imagine my sister and best friend, Bethany, leaving for January and then me eventually leaving for college. I get sad to think about the end of years of NCFCA and my youth group. I hate thinking about saying goodbye to people, knowing that some relationships will never be the same. And I get scared knowing that I will step from what is comfortable into what is unknown. My head knows that in the end change has the power to strengthen me, but my heart doesn't believe it. It's so hard pouring and investing so much into friendships and relationships knowing that before I know it, everything will lead up to the goodbye. Part of me wants to deny that that everything will change and pretend this will last forever, but I know that's not fair of myself. Instead, I want to let change strengthen me and make me a stronger person. As the popular quote says, "That which does not kill you will only make you stronger." So the question I've been wondering the past couple days is how? How do we let change strengthen us? If you have any answers or ideas, I'd love to hear your thoughts!
Instead of denying that one day I'll have to move beyond the four walls of my little town and step out of my comfort zone, I want to live in light of that. My theme for the remainder of 2012 is this: make intentional memories. I want to make memories, do spontaneous things and laugh a lot. I want to love and pour into relationships, no matter how difficult the goodbye will be. I have to remember that bigger and better things are yet to come. As much as I love my tiny town, as much as I've enjoyed NCFCA, God created me for more. There's a world out there waiting for me to explore. I refuse to live my life in fear and in the safety of my comfort zone. Summary: change is inevitable. How will you respond to it?
Instead of denying that one day I'll have to move beyond the four walls of my little town and step out of my comfort zone, I want to live in light of that. My theme for the remainder of 2012 is this: make intentional memories. I want to make memories, do spontaneous things and laugh a lot. I want to love and pour into relationships, no matter how difficult the goodbye will be. I have to remember that bigger and better things are yet to come. As much as I love my tiny town, as much as I've enjoyed NCFCA, God created me for more. There's a world out there waiting for me to explore. I refuse to live my life in fear and in the safety of my comfort zone. Summary: change is inevitable. How will you respond to it?
2 comments:
I love this. :)
I think we get caught up in what we are comfortable in, and we can get thinking that we don't have to trust God because "we got this," but change helps us realize that we don't know our future & we don't know how to proceed without God...which makes us stronger because we have to be dependent...
Hey, Sarah, thanks! I'm glad you liked it. Hmmm...I like what you said alot. That's super good. :)
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