So I'm sitting in the most adorable coffeehouse this morning, feeling extremely at peace in the Lord's presence. I haven't posted in a while and looking back at old posts I felt like starting a new blog because I want to change the direction it was heading in and because I haven't written in so long but that would be silly. Yes it has been a while and I feel much differently than I did at those times but instead of starting new I'm starting fresh on this blog.
This life is full of beginnings and ends. Praise God for that. Sure all good things must come to an end, but thankfully the inverse is true too: all trials come to an end. Today I am really appreciating the fact that God grants us unlimited fresh starts. Take the example of the concept of a day. Every evening the sun goes away and the moon comes up. Every morning the moon disappears and the sun reappears. It's not always sunny and it's not always dark. It's a big obvious metaphor for the way God created life on this Earth. And the cool part is it also stands for God's renewal. He forgives us. He gives us the chance to start anew when we make a wrong turn. Nothing we see or feel here in this life is permanent. Which seems scary but it is also one of the most beautiful things.
God made Himself the only thing permanent. Why? So that we seek true life, true joy, refuge, and find strength SOLELY in Him. He is creator. He is above all else. This post is full of obvious things we have been blessed to know for years but it is something that all to often gets taken for granted.
Thank You for fresh starts Lord. Thank You for never keeping us in one place forever. Thank You for change, even the changes that scare us or make us temporarily unhappy. You know what is best for us and we praise You for that. Someone's gotta know what's going on around here :)
As this roller coaster of a summer comes to a close and You bring us into another year, I praise You. I am so excited for this next year and to see what You have in store for my small group and I! Praise the Lord <3
