Change

I think for as long as I can remember I've always been known to take a beating. No matter if it were fighting or football, I could get rocked and not bothered by it. I have always had this strength to get knocked down and stand right back up seemingly unharmed. I've had my bruises, but they heal pretty quickly.

I guess thats what you learn about life after 21 years...you always get back up. No matter how bad the circumstances, how bad the trials, how bad it hurts...you get back up. Better yet, you get back up better than when you got knocked down.

Life has a really funny way of always being okay. When bad things happen, we think its the end of the world. We begin to convince ourselves that our lives are over and nothing will ever be the same again. A couple weeks later, everything is fine. We...are fine.

Why do we get so bent out of shape? Why do insecurities creep up so quickly? Why do we lose our sense of comfort quicker than we can blink? So, what is it? How do we become so...lost?

We get robbed of our security. As hibitual human beings, we hate change. No offense to the campaign slogans, but we don't like change. We say that we do, and we say that we want it...but change hurts. Change drops us in hot water and forces us to learn to adapt as soon as possible.

I know God is faithful and i've seen His hand over my life throughout every circumstance or trial i've faced. I may not like it sometimes, but I always walk away from it a little stronger. Change isn't enjoyable, but it keeps us interested. It keeps us focused on constantly striving to be better and reach new heights. It comes at the times we are usually ill-prepared and rocks our worldview for the moment. I know I have a lot of changes that are coming, but I know that i'm going to be fine. I know God will never give me anything more than I can handle, and always gives the strength to get back up.