I can't believe another week has gone away.  Interesting.  I've been using that very word a lot lately.  It seems like things are so interesting nowadays. So much has happened recently.  These last 8 months have been nothing but changes.  Changes in my job, with my family, even at my church and in my relationships with friends.  There have been a lot more but I won't release all of those details for you.  You probably don't want to hear about all of that! There were several changes that seemed real easy when they came along. Then there were others that were quite difficult.  So difficult that I didn't believe that I could ever raise my head up again.

When changes occur in our lives, I feel like it's always a time for reflection.  A time to take some personal inventory.  About seven months ago, I had one of those 'friendship' changes.  Man, it was so hard. I honestly didn't think that I would even be able to get through that one.  In that moment, it felt like the worst possible thing that could happen.  But there was an excellent lesson that God was trying to show me.  Putting someone else before the Lord is not good!  No matter how much that person means to you they can never be your center.  Only God can reside in that place.

Here's something to chew on...those very events that are changing for you now are the things that are going to take you to that next step in your life. If things stayed the same you would never move.  You would never grow. You have no idea what God is about to do now.  None of us do.  We are not supposed to know that.  The fact is things are constantly going to change.  This isn't a new concept. It may be to us but it's definitely not new to God.  If God hadn't brought certain situations into my life, I never would've thought about going to South Korea.  It probably would have been just another place for me to visit.  It will be more than just a place that I go and visit now.  He's pruning me to let go of my comforts here.  He is simply changing my direction.

So, what type of changes are going on in your life? What is God asking you to do right now?