OVERVIEW
What if you're in the middle of nowhere and no one is there for you. No one sees your pain. Deep down inside you're just trying to be brave because that's what everyone knows about you. On the other side, you're smiling and showing boldness, because you have to. Deep down inside of your heart is a different story.
People tend to be stuck on the old routine, same old dramas. Seems like, moving on is very difficult for you. You cannot accept that things change. And the only thing that is constant is God.
In this situation right now where the world seems different and it is not like the way, it used to be. Sometimes, you just want to go back into your childhood where you are not worrying about anything. You can play and enjoy the world around you.
Me too, sometimes, I just want to become a child again where I'm just so innocent and it's brilliant.
HOWEVER, WE CAN'T GO BACK.
But you know, in the middle of nowhere, when you feel like you're all alone. God is with you. Maybe you can't see Him but He sees you.
That is my good news for you, my friend. God is with you no matter what. All the way from the beginning till the end.
HOW DO YOU MOVE ON WHEN THINGS HAVE CHANGE?
1. ACCEPT THE REALITY
Yes. Acceptance. This is really hard especially when you're still holding on to something. However, nothing is impossible to God.
Accept the fact that you're grown up now. Your not a child anymore. There are people who became part of your life, people come and go. What's important is that they became a beautiful part of your story. You've been to different places, you've experienced many things in life, you've become part of that company, you experience living there, you experience the freedom of your youth, you've met so many people and all will become just memories. Memories to cherish, knowledge gained, and learning that you can bring along the way. Because life isn't finished yet. There's more ahead of you.
You are now in a different state of your life. You don't have to figure it out all. You must accept that things will never be the same again. I understand it's not easy. It will never be.
But it says in:
ISAIAH 43:18-19
"Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up, do you not perceive it?"
2. KEEP THE FAITH
Maybe you're questioning God now. You're asking why this thing happened to you. It's just so fast, things were sweet before and now it's bitter. Or you're full of joy and hope now and suddenly you're sad.
There are things in this world that you cannot explain. There are some questions left unanswered. But when the right time comes, you will surely understand.
It is said in:
JOHN 13:7
"Jesus replied, 'You don't understand now what I am doing, but someday you will."
JOHN 16:33
"In this world, you will have trouble, but take heart! I have overcome the world."
That's why we have faith. We have hope. You will not hope anymore if you already have what you wanted.
JAMES 1:2-3
"Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance."
JAMES 1:4
"Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."
3. BE GRATEFUL AND EMBRACE YOUR SEASON
Take time to count your blessings. You'll never know that what you're experiencing is a blessing in disguise. Be thankful that you are safe. That you're still breathing, and that you can still live. Take time, pause, and see the beauty of life.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:16-17
"Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."
PROVERBS 17:22
"A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones."
Maybe you can't see how blessed you are now because you keep looking back on the things that are gone. Why not focus on the things that you can do and enjoy now. Leave it all to God. God is good. God is working even if you can't see. It is always good to live a life full of gratitude than in hatred and frustrations. And I believe, you already knew it. Appreciate your blessings, small or big and you'll see the difference.
4. PRAY AND TRUST GOD
And at this very moment, God is healing your heart. Allow him to work on the inside of you. Be patient and keep praying. Never stop praying. It might take months, years, or even a decade. But it is because God has a purpose and a perfect plan for you.
One day you'll see, that God will answer what you're praying for, at the right time at the right place, at the right circumstances.
ROMANS 8:25
"But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently."
REVELATION 21:4
"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death, or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."
FINAL THOUGHTS
YES, MAYBE THINGS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.
HOWEVER, THERE'S STILL HOPE.
OUR GOD IS FAITHFUL.
FOR OUR GOD IS THE SAME, YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND FOREVER...
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