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Change is one of the hardest things for me. I get it from my mom. We're both very emotional and get anxious when things start to unravel in our lives. We like plans and we like to know things. For a while, I thought this was a good problem to have. It's good to be consistent and steady right? It's good to want to be in the know. It's good to want constancy in your life. Well, yes and no.

I don't like change because I can't control it. I don't know the plan. So I don't know if I'll be okay or if things will work out. God says He knows the plans He has for us (Jeremiah 29:11) and His ways our higher than our ways (Isaiah 55:8).

So we shouldn't be afraid.
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” - Joshua 1:9

And we shouldn't hang on to our own plans because they're comfortable or because we want to be in control.
"Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand." - Proverbs 19:21

But we should hang on to the consistency of God.
"For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed." - Malachi 3:6

It's comforting to know that in the midst of staggering changes and unstable circumstances that we have a God who never changes. And we will not be consumed by what feels overwhelming and shaky.

My family moves to Austin, TX tomorrow where they will probably remain for many years to come. It's scary to finally be on "my own" with my family thousands of miles away. It's scary for my mom to think she has to start her life over. It's scary to not know the everyday routine of her life. But it's mind-blowing to know that this is God's way and He will be with my family wherever they go.