Imperfect but Abiding

I’m back – long time no post.

I think I may have written that the last time, too. I’d like to say I have a good excuse for the long absence, but I don’t know that I do.

When last I wrote, I had just started a new job in a completely different field. I have since taken on several other responsibilities at this job, been accepted into grad school for Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and begun a relationship that is really important to me. Most things are totally different than they were six months ago.

A close friend of mine even pointed this out to me recently. We were chatting about recent events, and she said “Look at you,” then went on to describe how a year ago, I was unsure of whether I should quit my job and had no idea where I was going to end up. That’s when the full impact of the changes in my life truly stood out to me.

I thought addressing change in a post would be good, but I didn’t immediately think of a verse that went with change, so I Googled “Bible verses about change,” and the first one that came up on the OpenBible.info site was Hebrews 13:8.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. (NASB1995)

The truth of that verse really stands out to me in this context. Even when life is constantly changing, Christ is always the same. His love, His grace, His mercy, His Truth – they’re all constant. I can’t possibly think of anything more comforting than that, and in fact, I can’t think of anything I can add to it to make the point more clear.

Rest in Him, folks. In the words of Tara-Leigh Cobble, “He’s where the joy is.”