I’m currently in a place of great transition; everything I’ve known is changing…but not all.
My home is for sale in this time of great economic uncertainty. To move forward will require a heightened sense of trust. Still, God is leading. I’m going to marry a wonderful man at the first of the year and move to another state. New people are going to administrate the ministry I’ve spent a lifetime building. I’m detaching from the “outward” identity I’ve carried for years, and it feels like I’m losing an arm. Changes, even the best ones, can be overwhelming. Overwhelmed means to overcome in thought or power; to submerge or cover over completely. Yes, I’m overwhelmed; the scariest part is feeling like I’m falling from the sky while wondering if I’m going to land on my feet alive. It’s surreal; it’s an adventure; it’s God, and I can’t handle it…but He can.
He is the stability behind everything that changes. He never changes, and this is what I love about the mystery revealed in Colossians 1:27-29. This mystery has been kept in the dark for a long time, but now it’s out in the open. God wanted everyone, not just Jews, to know this rich and glorious secret inside and out, regardless of their background, regardless of their religious standing. The mystery in a nutshell is just this: Christ is in you, therefore you can look forward to sharing in God’s glory. It’s that simple. That is the substance of our Message. We preach Christ, warning people not to add to the Message. We teach in a spirit of profound common sense so that we can bring each person to maturity. To be mature is to be basic. Christ! No more, no less. That’s what I’m working so hard at day after day, year after year, doing my best with the energy God so generously gives me. The Message Bible
Knowing Christ lives His life through me as I submit to Him is to know “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” He is my life. The One who never changes, no matter what changes occur, can be depended upon. Christ is my true north, my true home…no matter what.
Friends, God’s facts when swallowed to the core, cause us to mature and be basic. As for me; they overwhelm me with joy.
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