Realization: Things will (and must) change.

For those of you who are friends with me on facebook--or hear the news from people who are, you already know that the past couple of days have found me incredibly ill.  I haven't been able to get even much liquid down--much less food, but God is faithful and has been showing me, in a variety of ways, that things will change in the coming months and years.

For example, while I have been unable to do much of anything, my wonderful husband along with some great staff has been able to host a team of 50+ people who are doing some amazing ministry.  If you have a couple of minutes check out what they have been doing by clicking Here for Living Faith Fellowship and Here for First Baptist Church of Terry.  It's interesting that I haven't been able to be a part of this trip, up to this point, and that is incredibly difficult for me.  Why?  I really do love what we do and love to see lives changed--because so many lives are changed.  I know, though, that in the coming months, things must change and I am getting a taste of that now...

So, what have I been doing today?  For a long time, I stared at a calendar and scheduled events I knew were going to take place such as trips for the summer, meetings in the states, and places we need to visit for setting up trips.  Most of that ends in mid-August. I stared at the months that follow and noticed that very little was scheduled.  Birthdays, weddings, and Christmas were all there, but I realized that things will change.  Things must change.  I decided to keep looking ahead to the next year which is currently blank and I wondered what that year will look like.

I simply don't know.  God does.  And He will continue to guide our steps through the coming months and years. I know things must change and have realized that even this week is different than I would have expected.  God knows what He is doing and I know that I will continue to trust in Him.  While the ministry that is going on around me is glorifying to Him, so is my realization of this truth:  Things will change, but God remains the same.