Accepting change is never easy.  Just ask anyone who has had to do it.  And who of us hasn’t?  I have big changes ahead of me in the coming weeks and months.  The same is true for some really special people in my life.  We’re all trying to stay optimistic, but there’s uncertainty and nervousness.  Maybe we’re just plain scared.  Or, maybe that’s just me.

Changes seemed so much easier to make when I was young, and the future was full of promise.  The world was a big place then as now, but I was too fearless (and naïve)to be afraid of it.  It’s different now.  I’ve been around the block a few times and become a bit jaded over the years, I suppose. I have learned firsthand that the most beautiful dreams can be shattered, and the brightest hopes can be dashed.  I have seen my options diminish as well as my room for failure.
It has long been said that the only sure things in this life are death and taxes.  It’s at times like these that I’m tempted to believe it, but I know better.  I know that come what may in my external circumstances, the more important internal truths remain constant.  God promises to supply all my needs.  Nothing can change that.  I am loved with an everlasting love.  Nothing can change that.  Win or lose, rise or fall, the only shame is in the refusal to try.
What changes are facing you right now?  Perhaps a job loss or career move?  Do you have to leave family and friends?  Are relationships shifting?  You’re not alone.  Many of us are right where you are, and we’re not liking it either.  So how will we react?  Will we be crippled by fear?
Will we go kicking and screaming?  Or will we muster up some confidence and poise and march forward in blind faith?  I know what I want my answer to be.
My mother used to sing a song when I was a child that has brought me much comfort over the years, whenever I have faced significant change in my life. And now I hear its familiar strains ministering to me yet again.  Perhaps it will do the same for any of you who find yourself in the throes of uncertainty.

I don’t know about tomorrow. I just live from day to day.
I don’t borrow from its sunshine. For its skies may turn to gray.
I don’t worry o’er the future, for I know what Jesus said.
And today, I’ll walk beside Him. For He knows what is ahead.
Many things about tomorrow I don’t seem to understand.
But I know Who holds tomorrow. And I know Who holds my hand.

Thanks for giving me a moment of your time.