Monday, June 16, 2008

Seasonal Shift

I hear people say that there is a season for everything. Yes, yes, I know that's true. But for someone who likes schedules and control, and for whom change is especially difficult to overcome, moving from one season to another tends to send me into a bit of an uproar.

My parents are moving to another state while I'm traveling with work this summer. It's not that I'm upset about this, because being away at school 9 months out of the year means that it doesn't affect me too much. But the idea of not being able to go back is strange. I doubt that there's anyone that I'll miss too much, or places that I wish could transfer over, but the concept of leaving it all behind still bothers me. And the fact that I will not need or be able to settle in this new place is also a little disconcerting.

My social circles at school are changing. I've seen people leave and I watch new people coming in. It's not bad. Just different. But different is hard for me, especially with relationships. I think I've placed too much emphasis on them, but at the same time, I feel that if I cut off from them, I'm becoming too distant. Do I have that happy medium?

So here's my thought. If God provides a season for everything, He must also provide the transitory period between them, right? How does one search that out? Other than merely asking for it, what does one focus on through Bible study and fellowship and meditation and things like that on how to adapt from one season to the next? I know that trust is the first thing. So, the trust is being put there. The attempts at surrender for the sake of being kept are being made. What else can I do, and how can I change?

1 comment:

Shell Rene said...

This was our call to worship from today and I wanted to share it with you:
Brother and sisters, our faith journey can best be described as one transition after another.
From the time we end one chapter only to begin another chapter.
Out need is to embrace these moments and seek God's spirit in them.
May we rest in the comfort of knowing that God is present!