David Bowie’s song has been running through my mind lately: “Turn to face the strange changes! Time may change me, but I can’t change time.”
After my last blog about change being normal, I have been faced with a devastating change in my own life personally. But I have been reminded throughout the process that I am loved by God, family, and friends. They give me the courage and strength to turn and face the changes. I can’t change time and go back to what was, I can only move forward in faith.
People have asked me how I can face my challenges and changes. I guess I have been blessed with, as friends used to tell me, an incurable optimism. The main source of that is my unyielding belief that God is in control. This world is in chaos, but God knows the beginning, the middle, and the end. He is timeless, eternal, and always there. Having that assurance, I know that He is with me today as always, and knows every step I need to take.
In that sense, I guess I would change David Bowie’s words for myself to be: “Turn to face the strange changes! God may change me, but I can’t change God!” That is something to rely on, to lean on, and to walk with for the rest of time!
You have been in my continuous prayers, Jane. How anyone gets through anything without God is beyond me! Love you!
Thank you!
I did get a chance to read your message. I so enjoyed hearing loud and clear your desire to live life moving forward, not lamenting about the past or even the present. Best Wishes. Ginny Crawford
Thank you, Ginny!