the pages of life will turn, and at the chapter's end you
will find a blank space.
with new chapters in life, just as authors of great books,
writer’s block occurs; we get stuck in the transition, and all we can see is the blank space. some try to jot down
everything in their mind as the antidote. in daily living this fleshes out as hurrying
to get things started, to get settled in, to get involved, to make the
transition fast. and although at times this method births some fresh ideas for
writing, it can make our lives rushed and forced. when we don’t give ourselves
time to process and to adjust, the richness of the finished product wanes, and
we walk around exhausted. another cure is setting the writing aside for awhile.
in life this can translate into being so overwhelmed and not knowing what
direction to take so you simply stop. some even give up completely. great books
are never published, life purposes aren’t lived out in full. but the truth is,
life keeps going, and we are forced to react some way or somehow, today you
choose to live or simply exist. another aid is reading back on what you have
already wrote which stirs in you what should come next. in life this is looking
back on God’s faithfulness to us thus far, giving us the encouragement we need
to continue on. looking back and remembering helps us process and also move on
in confidence, looking forward in hope.
the pages of life will turn, and at the chapter's end you
will find a blank space.
“the real world.” “adulthood.” it has been entered. so why
do I feel more like a little girl than ever before? it’s as if I am a baby
learning how to walk for the first time, having to hold onto everything and
everyone in sight or I will face plant. but I’m not surprised, for that’s how
things work in my Father’s Kingdom. if dependence is the goal, weakness is the
advantage.
God doesn’t let us stay put. He didn’t let Jesus either,
even in good places, doing good things (Luke 4:42-43). He knows being
comfortable easily morphs into complacency.
God doesn’t let us know all the answers. when we think we’ve
finally figured it out He changes the question. He knows knowledge is proud
that she has learned so much, wisdom is humble that she knows no more. He knows
without doubt faith would never have a chance to grow.
God doesn’t let everything go the way we want, He doesn’t
make life easy. He knows and wants better for our lives than we do. He wants us
to know Him in His sufferings. He knows it is through shattered dreams that we
realize our desperate need for Him. He knows the complications of earth stir in
us a want for the perfection of Home. He knows we need to remember this is our
temporary home and we are exiles here.
God doesn’t let us play the same role forever. A tree takes
a long time to root down into the soil. It grows deeper than it grows high. And
then one day it is rooted up. Was all that time in vain? No. Because of what it
became, the new part it had to play. The tree became paper, pencils, furniture,
boats, a cross. “He changes times and seasons; He deposes kings and raises up
others…” (Daniel 2:21). Each season has purpose in the now and preparation for
the next.
God doesn’t let the people we are close to always play such
a dominate roll in our lives. He knows how easily we turn to others to fix us,
counsel us, and fulfill us. He knows our desire to be known can only be filled
by Him, El Roi, the God who sees. Sometimes new friendships take longer to
cultivate because He wants us all to Himself, to know the Friend who sticks
closer than a brother.
the pages of life will turn, and at the chapter's end you will find a blank space.
the pages of life will turn, and at the chapter's end you will find a blank space.
transitions are a form of grace reminding us of our
identity. the stripping of things in our lives remind us we are not identified
by a job, a house, a church, a school, a relationship, friendships, a routine,
a car, our interests, our titles, our involvement, our character traits, how we
view ourselves, how others view us, but by CHRIST ALONE. lessons in transitions can reveal what it
really means to live as Christians.
the pages of life will turn, and at the chapter's end you
will find a blank space.
so in the transition give time time.
the pages of life will turn, and at the chapter's end you
will find a blank space.
but it is important to remember in this book you will find
many a face. you are not the only character, or even the main character so don’t
get self-centered or think you are alone. this transition affects more than you
know, as their past and future transitions influence you also.
the pages of life will turn, and at the chapter's end you
will find a blank space.
but look and see in your hand there is no pen. you are not
the Author. take relief knowing He already knew each word, each day from the
start; this book you do not have to write. you see the ink hit the white, blotching
the title of this transition, “take flight,” as He begins to lay out your new
normal.
