A change in perspective, a change of view.
(Picture by Lisa R.)

We are house hunting, which is a problem for me because I HATE (<—- NOT an exaggeration) moving. The problem is this move is necessary for many reasons, most importantly cost containment. I am having a little bit of a hard time because I really like where I live. The community is great, waterfront property, nice neighbors, 24-hour security and we have amenities included. So needless to say, when we started our scavenger hunt for homes this morning, my personality was…well, I’ll just say less than stellar.  The first property we went to looked amazing (I thought to myself “Okay it’s not so bad”). However, when we put the key code in the gate to enter the property, we heard it was already taken. Now my less than stellar personality was upset because why make drive all the way out here if…. At this very moment I felt a tug at my heart say, “Stop with the attitude. Just stop. I am not going to give you less.”  Why does God always have to catch my bad attitudes? Why can’t I just trust in His faithfulness? Today, we saw one house and decided against it. However, I have peace because God will not supply us with less than what we need. He is in the business of meeting needs (He occasionally throws a want in there too :)). So I have decided to let go of my fear that we will end up in a ghetto hiding from drug dealers (yes, I always go to the worse case scenario). I have also let go of my attitude. I may not want to move, but that doesn’t make it any less necessary. We don’t always like the changes that come into our lives. But in order for us to grow, we must accept and adapt. Change is always hard, but when it’s God-directed, it is also ALWAYS good.

So what am I thankful for today? That I am learning to accept and adapt (this will make life a whole lot easier).