On Monday I talked about how I will not be moved.  By that I mean that I won’t let go of God, His word or His promises.  No way no how.  But as serious as I am about hanging on, I’m just as serious about change. 

As much as I love my cozy comfortable bed and simple little life, I crave change.  I need it.  When my life gets boring or monotonous I create whatever change what I can.  I used to move to a new place once a year or so, until I bought my house.  Now, instead of moving, I rearrange my furniture or move my bedroom to another room in the house.  I paint walls.  I dye or cut my hair.  I take road trips.  I even take a different way to work, just to have something different.  Being still is difficult when you continually have the desire to go somewhere, anywhere, else. 

It’s not that my life is bad.  It’s not.  I have a job.  A house.  A car.  I’m healthy.  My family’s healthy.  I have great friends.  I go to a great church & love my church family.  I’m grateful, truly grateful for the blessings in my life.  But there’s something in me that craves the new.

It’s not that I’m discontented.  I’m not.  But I love to learn new things.  I love to create processes and set things up and then turn it over to someone else to maintain.  Once I master something, I’m over it.  I need the challenge.  I need the adventure of learning new things or discovering new places.

Had I been born in the 1600-1800s I probably would have been one of those people continually going west.  Although I wonder how that would have gone because I’ve never actually made it to Oregon on the Oregon Trail game.  Ever.  Has anyone?  Ever?  Even as an adult I cannot beat that stupid game.  Anyway…

It’s funny that I posted about the song ‘Moving On’ the other day because I’m really feeling the need to move on.  Like I said, it’s not that I need to escape a horrible situation or bad people.  I don’t.  I just need some change.

Then I went to church last Sunday and got challenged a bit in my idea of moving on and change in my Pastor’s new sermon series called… Move.  No seriously…after thinking about and talking about this all last week with my friends, I go to church and hear it’s time to move!  You can check it out here.  Pastor D talked about how growing and moving forward always starts in God’s Word.  The answer is always the Word.

God’s Word is amazing.  It transforms our thinking.  It is the light unto our path.  It is alive and sharper than any two-edged sword.  It teaches us.  It edifies and encourages us.  It brings healing to our hearts and bodies.

If you are frustrated or feeling stuck… If you are in a place that you can’t really move…  If you need some change…  Maybe God’s calling you higher.  Maybe He’s challenging you to go deeper.  Maybe it’s time to move and change INSIDE.

Happy Thursday.