Change can be beautiful

 So I read through the book of ecclesiastes a few weeks ago. I came across a verse that has stuck with me. It's ecclesiastes 3:11. I think it resonated with me because my bother and his wife are leaving for Missouri this weekend. I know... Missouri, of all the places in the United states! My sister in law, Jenna was offered a job and so was my brother. It really is a good opportunity for them both. I am happy and excited for them! But why Missouri! it's twenty hours a way! Twenty hours! Twenty hours! That's a lot of distance from here to there. Especially since my parents have always stressed the importance of family. Sometimes in the end they are all you have. So for him and my sister in law to be moving is a big deal. My mom says, I'm more worried of how our relationship will be with him so far away. She's right. I've always been pretty close with him. They could be gone a year or may stay forever.


   

Which is probably why this verse has stuck with me. "He hath made everything beautiful in his time.." To me this verse speaks on changes. We live in a world that is constantly evolving. I like change (who doesn't?) at  the same time I dread it. Sometimes things are better the way they are. I think in a way we all feel that way. That's why I think, God uses change as well our reluctance for it to help us grow. He gently stirs up His will in us and it becomes what we wish and didn't know we were longing for. Which is how sweet His grace is. He  makes everything beautiful. Our fears, our relationships, our longings, He forms them all into something beautiful, if we allow Him. Plus He is there to guide us through it. I know I'm going to be needing Him a lot in the next few months with this big change. I'm looking forward to experiencing all that God is going make beautiful in my life.