He'll be with me till the end.

Change is inevitable.

...but sometimes I don't handle change so well. Sometimes I resist it and do everything within my power to stop it.

Heart changes often hurt the most and take deep-rooted humility to place the need for change at the feet of Jesus. Sometimes I don't trust that everything will work out for my good, so I fight the changes taking place.

That's ridiculous. Because I can't stop change. I can attempt to convince myself that I can- but when I really get honest with myself and a situation- things are changing around me every second of every day.

I love the book of Ecclesiastes. For many reasons, one of which is that it reminds me that change is GOOD. Because there is a season for everything. Change happens four times a year- Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring. I love watching God's creation go through life cycles and I love Jesus reveals truth through nature. I love knowing that in the fall the earth is being prepared for a long winter and everything is changing to get ready for sustaining many months of cold weather. I love knowing that in the winter when everything looks dead outside, it will soon be awakened by spring's warm sunshine and rain. I love knowing that new life can spring up from dry ground.

I was once dead- bound by sin and enslaved. I was ruled by my flesh.

But now? I am a NEW creation, walking with Jesus. I am NO longer held in bondage to my sin. I have been set FREE.

I am a sinner. But my heart is being changed with each passing season of life. God continues to use each and every season to bring upon the changes needed for me to die more to self and become more like His Son. Through each season, God is weaving deep truths into my heart, making me stronger to withstand the next season He knows is coming. Just like the fall where all the plants are being prepared to withstand a cold winter- I, too, am being prepared for what's coming next. Only God knows the seasons I need to be prepared for. Maybe a long, hot, and dry summer is approaching and I will need to store up all the water He provided through the winter's rains and spring showers. If that's the case, then I will rejoice. For through the dry summer, more of me will wither away and be pruned to allow for new life in the seasons to come.

Pruning hurts sometimes. But it's so so good. For God uses every season for His glory.

I need to be fully surrendered to the work of my amazing God... allowing myself to be taught, strengthened and restored in Him.

Change is a good thing. Change is necessary. Change takes us from one thing to the next. Changes washes away the old and brings forth the new. Change in our bodies in a miracle~ God's creation at work 24/7, never taking a break, to heal and protect. Our bodies are changing every second of every day. Millions of cells die while just that many are brand new. New blood cells are made every day. Our skin dies off while new skin is coming alive. Our nails keep growing. Our hair continues to grow. The list goes on and on. Changes are happening this very second. Our bodies are a miracle. It amazes me every single day.

Change is a good thing. One baby being born- Jesus changed everything. Jesus being crucified on a cross- His blood shed for us changed everything. Jesus being put in the tomb, then being resurrected- He conquered death. and changed everything. Jesus coming back to speak to His disciples one last time- His glory changed everything. Jesus now siting at the right hand of His father in Heaven- It changes everything. for me. for you.

Change is a good thing. He is changing the way I see Him. He is changing the way I know Him. He is changing the way I love Him. He is changing me into the person He wants me to be. He is changing the direction I thought I might be headed. He is changing the people who I walk life with. He is changing the way I pray in order to align my desires with His. He is changing my need for control. He is changing the way I believe in His magnificent power. He is changing my need to cling to things I am afraid of- because perfect love casts out all fear. The only perfect love is HIS. He is changing my need to be praised and noticed- because He is the only one worthy of praise. All praise, honor, and glory belong to Jesus.

A change in heart attitude brings with it more humility. and more lessons. and more joy.

In a split second, my life was changed. I laid down my life and He gave me His. I have never been the same. That's change. and it's GOOD.

I am praying that you and I will never fight against the things He wants to change in us. I pray that each day there is less of me- I must decrease so that He may increase.

I know that nothing good dwells in me that is not of Him. I am beautiful in Christ. He has done miracles in my life. He has changed me from the inside out. He continues to change me more into the image of Himself- a process that will not be completed on earth. Many of those changes HURT- and they hurt BAD.

But I will not resist. Change comes from a life walking by faith in Him.

Change is a good thing. God has used everything that has taken place in my life to change another piece of my heart. Less of me, more of Him.

... and He will do that this time, too.

Change me, Jesus. Never stop working in me for Your glory.

It is so sweet to trust in Jesus, and to take Him at His Word. I am resting in His promises.

He'll be with me till the end.
~Lyss