A few of my friends have had or will have big changes or moves in their life recently. This is for them:
Change is coming again and it’s difficult, scary and overwhelming. There is so much to do, so many people to care for, so much to think about.
But right now, bigger than the uncertainty and excitement for what is to come, is the sadness.
Sadness for those you’ll leave behind, the many people you love, who you have real relationships with.
Sadness for your children who, perhaps for the first time, perhaps again, will experience the intense pain of leaving friends.
Sadness in leaving “home”. You already begin to ache when you say “Good morning” to the barista in your café, chat with teachers, laugh with the school mums, take your afternoon walk through the park.
Sadness in leaving the work you do, the people you’ve served with cheerfulness and love, the people you want to continue to be there for.
Sadness because despite best intentions you know deep down that many of those relationships, memories and traditions will fade and end, and it hurts, it hurts so much, for you and for them.
You long to stay because His purpose for you to serve in this place has rightly became your desire and His blessings have poured into your life as you so faithfully served him. You loved where he called you to love and served where he called you to serve. Now, He calls you away from these people and this place where he previously called you to be, to serve in a new way and love new people. And as you leave them in His hands, and once again make His purpose your desire, know that He also holds you with eternal love in His hand and His unchanging goodness and blessings will be with you forever.
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him.”The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
to the one who seeks him;
it is good to wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.