Sometimes change is hard, but Your mercies are new everyday
“Look, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the desert.” – Isaiah 43:19
I hate change, I like stability and structure. I am the type of person that plans things in advance, and I do not deviate from the plan that I made. I have always marveled at the sun and the moon, because it is a constant. The sun is always going to come up in the morning and sets in the evening. As I was driving to work one morning, I saw the most beautiful sunrise. I did not sleep well the night before, so it was a refreshing sight. I sat back and enjoyed the sunrise in the east, but I had a lot on my heart. I was thinking about how much change that I had coming my way. I was in the middle of changing jobs and if I am honest, I was scared. I had made myself comfortable at my job, but I felt the Lord moving me to a new place. I looked at that sunrise, and I heard the Lord say, “My mercies are new today.” I had to think about that for a minute.
Just as the sun rises each day, God gives me new mercies no mater the change I am facing. For every beautiful sunrise I see, God is giving me even greater mercies to be able to take on the day. He protects me when I am driving a little too fast to work. He gives me the opportunity to share the gospel with someone who is hurting. He shows me how the little things are more important than the “big things” I worry about. He gives me so many mercies each day, I could not count them all.
Life is everchanging and nothing stays the same. People move jobs, children grow up, friends drift apart. So many other things change everyday in our lives. Change is going to come and there is nothing we can do to stop it. However, I am going to choose to put my faith in the one who does not change (Hebrews 13:8 “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”). He gives me new mercies to make it through the changes in life. Just like the sun in the morning, HE is a constant. He is never going to change, no matter how much change we face.
Lord,
In this season of change, I am scared. I know you have not given me a spirit of fear (2nd Timothy 1:7), so help me to know that you will give me new mercies to face this change. Thank you for being my constant and always holding my hand in every season. Thank you for this season of change and a new chapter. Thank you for “doing something new” and “making a way in the wilderness.” Help me to see all your mercies in this change. Help me to remember that you will never change.
In your name I pray,
Amen
