A beautiful spring Saturday, and I was completely unaware of what I was missing outside, as I wrapped and packed framed photos. It took far longer to pack up these personal items, for each image took my mind back to a time gone by. I kept hearing the words “packing up the dreams” (Michael W. Smith) playing over and over in my mind.
In a number of weeks I will go through this all over again, in reverse.
Times of life transition are like my picture-packing experience. We look ahead with excitement and fear, we look back with longing and thankfulness. We look ahead, and feel that life is moving too slow, we look back and feel life has moved too fast.
The words of Hebrew 13:8 have been echoing in my mind and heart over these past months of numerous life transitions:
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.”
These are not just nice, fluffy words, they are a promise to humanity for all time.
The yesterday is not just twenty-four hours ago, but every yesterday that has ever passed. Jesus Christ has always been, as he is.
The forever spoken of is just that, every day from this point forward.
He was, is and will always be the same, and he was, is and will always be with us. No changing, no transitions … just the same.
Though I am a lover of, an adrenaline junky for change, knowing that Christ was, is and will forever be the same gives me more comfort and peace than could any other.
And so, as I pack up these dream that God planted, I do so with the assurance that Christ, who lives in me, is the same no matter where I am going.
That should comfort all who are in the season of transition.
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