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Change Is Scary!

I don't know about you, but change is scary for me.   I like learning and experiencing new things, but I don't like being unsure of what's next.  I want to live with adventure, but I want life to be predictable.  Now how's that for a contradiction of wants?!

It took me a while to recognize this battle of wants going on inside of me, but once I did I started praying.  I asked the LORD to help me trust Him more so I would embrace the change He wanted for me. 

 It wasn't long before I was reminded of one of the old stories about me with my Grandpa Bill.  I followed him everywhere he went whenever we were together.  I would walk directly behind him, stretch my shorter legs to match his stride, and put my feet right where his grandpa feet had been.  We would check on the horses, cows, and fruit trees, climb through the barbed wire fence, cross the creek, climb over the dike, skip rocks in the lake, and lots of other fun things.  We enjoyed being together.  We did life together.

 I can experience the same abandon and joy as a Jesus follower!  I can be confident and sure about my next step because He's gone before me.  I can enjoy being with Him and not worry about where we're going.  I'm not alone; He knows what's ahead.  He knows where the cow patties of life are located, and he can hold the barbed wire open while I cross through.  

As a Jesus follower, I'm learning to view every new direction as His divine detour to something spectacular!

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