Changing course often happens when we do not realize anything is going on. I find myself waking up on an otherwise mundane day to new views, different perspectives, and changing values. I am still not sure what is worse, discovering that you have a new home and perspectives or finding that your old ways of dealing with life just do not work anymore! Life is changing; God is working; you and I are growing in ways that defy our own understanding.
This week I reviewed work with a boss and friend. I should have seen but did not that things were changing. Our success last year raised the standards higher, our corporate evolution continued, and other people moved. I found myself in a field discovering new ideas, different approaches, and fresh energy. It was not that I had ignored the changes; I just did not see them! Everyone had moved on, except me!
As I stop to reflect about my God journey, I wonder. “If we’ve left the country where sin is sovereign, how can we still live in our old house there? Or didn’t you realize that we packed up and left there for good?” (Romans 6.2) Today things are different. I wonder if I see the change. I wonder if I heard the sounds. Did something pass me by? Am I just floating with the current?
My initial reaction to work was one of mild depression. I should have seen it coming. I could have known. Where were my visioning, listening, and observation skills? Am I going to be behind the curve forever? Where was God? I am sure I was and am open to God’s voice. Am I that lost? The questions grew without end and I had no answers.
I realize that my questions are wrong by 180 degrees! The issues are not what happened yesterday; the question is what am I going to do today. Yesterday I lived in a different place and time. Do I realize that you and I moved?
God has a special place, just for you.
