CHANGES!

  Our daily routine is often a safe place to exist.  Billions of humans even enjoy the luxury of living in a rut.  Familiarity isn't a bad thing as we daily go to school and return to the lovely homes we live in.  The security of the same career brings a peaceful sigh as you float down to your swivel chair in the cubicle or pew.

Marriage has more changes than a baby's diaper.  How many know a baby changes things?  Your sleep and eating habits revolve around the new born.  You can't take the bundle of joy to a party because no one would invite you back. You then leave junior with a babysitter that you; call, text, fax and email every thirty minutes.

Scores of  people have lost jobs and wages.  What used to be such a promising fluid life, now comes to a smoking grinding halt.  We have to look for that new career or worse, any old job.

Picture, one minute you are going through a normal morning activities and the television warns of a tornado and before you know it your subdivision is on the evening news that's reporting about the fatalities just around the block.  After the twister destroys the community  you don't know where your shoes are and the family paperwork can't be found.  You have all the family rounded up. What could possibly be running through the minds of folks whose house is now a pile of sticks. I can imagine they have no comprehension of what just happened and what lies ahead. 

The man Job, from the Bible comes to mind, another tragic story of questions resulting in yet a deeper trust in God. A situation that challenges our emotions,worship and faith.  I pray for the peace of these that experience these tornadic, life changing experiences!

I could never say "I know what you are going through." I pray the aftermath of unwanted change will not be the end of the story.  The sad reality could spark hope, anger, a determination and resilience and produce strength to persevere any new changes they will ever meet.  I watched the evening news reporting on a days travesty, displaying a picture from an hour after a storm of a rainbow over the leveled  neighborhoods.

Change can be something to look forward to.  Change can be something we never desire to come in contact with again.  In this imperfect world, with it's instability God does not change, and His love never fails. When we do not understand, which often happens, again the best place to start is..."In the beginning..."