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Change
I hate change. Ironically, for someone who hates it, there could not have been more change in my life-I started out in a different country, speaking a different language, worshipping in a different denomination ... All have been drastic changes, overwhelming changes if you look at them all at once. Thankfully, God-in His infinite wisdom-unfolds His plan only one step at a time.
I never really intended to immigrate to the States. I came for an education. The Lord had opened the way for me through a college scholarship, and I had every intention of returning to the comfortable life I had and loved upon graduation. Had I known what lay ahead, I probably would have never come. Drastic changes involve emotional pain, and I hate pain even more than I hate change. I would have stayed where I was, where it was familiar, safe and comfortable ... And I would have missed out of the many blessings God had in store for me.
Change does involve pain, but it also leads to growth and greater blessing. Stepping out of the familiar, I was forced to hang on to the One who could sustain me. In the process, I found that His hand is steady and His heart is large. I gained a deeper knowledge of my Father, and experienced the truth of Jesus' words: "If you believe, you will see the wonder of what God can do." (John 11:40; Phillips).
I now know from experience that when the Lord leads, change isn't necessaril y dangerous. The danger lies in choosing to remain behind.
-Maria Lund