"This is what I've
come to believe about change: it's good, in the way that childbirth is good,
and heartbreak is good, and failure is good. By that I mean that it's
incredibly painful, exponentially more so if you fight it, and also that it has
the potential to open you up, to open life up, to deliver you right into the
palm of God's hand, which is where you wanted to be all long, except that you
were too busy pushing and pulling your life into exactly what you thought it
should be."
this quote nearly moves me to tears every time i read it. it is from Shauna Niequist's book Bittersweet and encompasses the meaning and purpose of change we so frequently deny. change is hard. change is painful. but change can be beautifully powerful. we don't want to accept that it can bring about something good because we are so focused on the immediate struggles. but it can and does bring about good; in fact, change shapes us more fully into who God intended us to become. it is not always in the way that is comfortable or ideal, but sometimes we need to truly be broken and removed from all the things we depend upon to realize how much we truly need God and God alone. we all need to learn (especially myself) to allow God to hold us in His arms, regardless of life's circumstances.
