Our lives are constantly changing.
We can’t hold on to today.
The present is the
past tomorrow.
We can’t go back to yesterday and do it again
One can’t change the past – and dwelling on it will only
lead to despair.
What do we miss when we continue to look in the past and
regret that yesterday – or last year , or five years ago – is not today? I assure you we miss something!
We miss the present.
We miss the enjoyment of today.
We miss the excitement we could experience about tomorrow.
As life goes on there are changes; and it almost seems that
we are expected to fight the changes rather than embrace them.
But what if we embraced these changes? What would happen if we found ourselves truly
excited about the future and the changes that are coming? What if we looked forward to the future with
excitement?
Yes, I took some time to reevaluate and to heal from the
hurts. I walked away from the blog and
thought long and hard about the future.
I walked away from social media and took some time to just be private
and reflective; and in the quiet time away I realized that I had a choice to
make. I had to decide that I would
embrace the change and move forward.
Not all of the stories of our lives have happy endings; and
realizing that has set me free. A
relationship has ended and as stories go, this one has had one of the saddest
endings I have read. However, this story
is only a small story in the compilation of the many stories in my life. I cannot let the sad ending to this story
define me. My life is so much more than
that.
I have a husband who loves me more than his own life and
would do anything for me and for my good.
I have five wonderful children who are starting to walk into their own
stories and their own lives and I get a front row seat. Each one of my children will drop everything
to come and talk to me. I am watching in
amazement as my relationship with them changes as they grow into adults and
delighted as I am able to move from caregiver to their daily needs to being a
friend and encourager as they enter adulthood.
I sit and watch this life of mine unfold in front of me; and
there are times it takes my breathe away.
It’s a wonderful life and I have been blessed; and I would miss all of
it if I was focused on the sad endings of certain stories of my life.
I choose to embrace the changes that life brings. Perhaps in a small way this is what the apostle
Paul was challenging us with he explained his mental discipline and thought
choices. He chose to forget the things
behind and look forward to the things that were coming.
We can’t change the past – but we get to live the
future. Will you join me? Embrace the changes.
Delight in watching what God is doing in your life and refuse to live in
the past.
I’m excited to be back and writing again. Thanks so much for joining me here.
Blessings,
~Martie
