I do not do well with transition. Whether it is a major life decision or waiting for my flight in an airport. They make me nervous because there is nothing that I can do to make the transition any easier. The flight will take off and land in its own time,God will move and work in His own time. Yet here I am, and I am waiting. See, this summer, many of my friends and acquaintances have this opportunity to work and explore different countries (something that I have grown to love). Meanwhile, I stay here in Boise and have just begun a night job (which is an experience in and of itself). But I find myself wanting to go, and getting restless here. It is a time of transition as I get ready for the next step that God has set forth.
Yet I am restless, struggling with discontent in the fact that I have to stay here. I think of the things that I could be doing around the world, meeting new people, seeing new places, showing God's love around the world. Do you hear the irony? I want to do those things throughout the world, but I am discontent in doing that here. God is transitioning me for the next step and I am impatient.
But this transition isn't as a master and a servant, with the master just ordering the servant to do this. It is as if He is coming alongside like a loving Father teaching his child how to ride a bike. You learn and start to ride on your own for but a minute, and you find yourself lying on the side of the road with a bloody knee. The Father picks you up, dusts you off, and with a smile on his face says "Are you ready to try again?"
See, there is grace in our paths. Its okay to not be okay. So let's stop pretending. Let's prepare during our transitions, maybe from school to work or one flight to the next. Its okay to sit down during the transition and say, "Alright, lets go again. What do you want to show me?" If we can be content during these phases of our life, I think God will do incredible things.
