Moving with the Current

Things have changed around here a lot lately.

I have a new job.

I have a new church family.

I live in a new state, in a new home.

I'm in a new relationship, which always makes me blush.

[and if you want to count it, my birthday was Saturday, so it's a new year of life.]

That's a lot of new. And as someone who is normally teetering on the edge of being a change-a-phobe, I'm surprised at how easy this transition has been. I've been here for three weeks tomorrow, but it feels so natural to be here. So normal. Part of it might be all the newness and excitement, but I think a large part of it is peace in knowing I'm exactly where God wants me to be. I can see there's a bigger picture, and it's thrilling to be a part of it all. God is making giant, game-changing strides in my life, and I am abundantly happy.

Will it always be this easy and this wonderful? No. Nothing in life comes with a 100% Sunshine and Daisies guarantee. But the great thing about that is that when those moments do come, when I'm tested or I struggle, I'm aware that God is with me. He's been with me in all of these incredible moments so far, and He'll be with me in the moments that stretch me, too.

God is moving, and we can choose to swim with the current and enjoy the journey, or swim against the current, struggle, and grow weary. How lucky are we that God gives us the freedom to choose? So lucky. Undeniably lucky, my friends.

Semi-related: Remember how I spent all those years calling myself an "Accidental Methodist?" (I became a member in May of 2010). My new church has been a Methodist longer than the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1773, and the UMC in 1778... and I LOVE that. I love that the denomination I've come to be so connected to started to form right in the same space I occupy every day. It gives me goosebumps thinking about the history of ministry- the lives transformed- right in this place. What an amazing blessing to be included in the story :)