Life "As Usual"

I’ve found myself wanting to return to the normal rhythms of life since returning from Nepal. Three meals a day, working, biking, praying, Bible study, and church. However, God is refusing to let me simply fall back into “life as usual.”

Jessica Cruickshank, one of SROM’s core employees and one of my very close friends, listened to the Lord and has moved on to other work away from SROM. Now being in the office, I certainly feel a gap where her work, love, and personality were present. I’ve also had to pick up a few more responsibilities to help fill the gap she left. My friend and coworker Rachel Telian is also amidst a transition time, as she is applying for graduate school to study Theology & the Arts. I am not looking forward to her absence at work (or in town as a part of my Laramie family). In short, my work environment will not continue to be “life as usual.”

The Wave by Chris Overvoord

Amidst this change, I have shocked myself at how peaceful I have been. I am not the type of person that usually embraces change. There is a part of me that wants to hold on too tightly to circumstances (as well as possessions). I usually say things like, “But I like the way things are right now,” not able to imagine a future that would be better. But if the Lord is going to “do a new thing” (Isa 43:19), if He is going to redeem me, if He is going to build His kingdom on the earth, there has to be change. This change includes my heart, my life, and even my job and this organization. My point of this all is to say that if I can have the faith to rest in God during seemingly tumultuous situations, maybe you can too. Thanks be to God!