“People change.”
We’ve all heard those mundane little sayings at some point, full of empty justification. I was thinking about the empty connotations of both of those ideas when I realized they were actually true… and not necessarily all that bad.
Life is hard. Obstacles rise up and bear down every step of the way; life is never what we thought it would be on the last step. Rarely do we feel prepared for the next step, but we are always pushed into it by… people changing. Seriously, you blink and suddenly your best friend is completely different. She’s becoming more reserved, or he’s letting go of old fears – they’re changing.
Christ came to give us life to the full, not to steal it away. Abundant life is not mere existence. It is thriving, growing, dynamic – it can never be static and be considered abundant life. I don’t mean that God changes, for His faithfulness is proven with every sunrise and sunset, but we were created to change, to grow, to conform. That is all part of loving.
Life gets hard, so people change. Or, people change and life gets hard. Either way, I know that for those who love God, all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose. Praise God that we can be changed, that our hearts can be made more like His and closer to His, no matter the situation. That’s right I said NO MATTER THE SITUATION.
I emphasized that to remind myself, someday. I’ll need it.
Break our chains, Lord…
Won’t You take our burdens,
Our bondage, our deception-
And reveal it to us?
It looks like deception and fear keep us locked up, keep us from the abundance of your full blessing, from the joy of surrender to You.
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