Change

Trust depends on the Lord. He never changes — His standard is safe and secure.

We often say, “I need change,” but just as quickly we confess, “I’m afraid of change.” Sometimes we sense a shift coming but can’t quite name what it is.

Change can show up anywhere — in a new job, a move, a different address or school, a change in health or routine. It can come through a shift in status — single, married, divorced, widowed — or a new title that brings changes in income, security, identity, or belonging.

Even good things — marriage, motherhood, career, education — can become idols when we value them out of order, leaning on human wisdom instead of God’s timing.

Does change invigorate or intimidate you? Does change stir anticipation or anxiety?

We want to choose our change, but often, change chooses us. It’s constant and inevitable. The question is: how do we prepare our hearts, minds, and souls to lean into it — through the pressure, the uncertainty, and the discomfort — rather than resist it?

Some changes excite us; they bring hope and energy. Others leave us anxious, fearful, or full of dread. As seasons shift — when child-bearing years end, when the nest grows empty — it’s easy to believe your most productive, fulfilling days are behind you.

The enemy wants you to believe your time of productivity and fulfillment is over. Nothing will ever fulfill your sense of purpose like that again. How do you know that?

“However, as it is written: ‘What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived’—the things God has prepared for those who love him—” 1 Corinthians 1:9 (NIV) 

What has God prepared for me here — in this place?

Every season of change invites us to trust that the unchanging God still gives us purpose, still has plans, and still knows what’s next.