Blissfully Be: Never changing God

Every since JS and I met on our mission trip in April, we've been meeting up for breakfast at least once a month at the exact same restaurant sitting in the exact same booth. Every time we meet, we have a great time catching up, trading stories, and encouraging each other. We started calling that specific booth in that particular restaurant our "hot date spot". As I think back about the last year we've known each other, we both have been through a lot of ups and downs in life. We've both been tossed in various storms of life, fell and stood up, gained some and lost some, rejoiced in our blessings... A lot of things changed during this almost one year period, but our "hot date spot" remained the same. In a life full of uncertainties and changes, it was comforting to have something that was constant. Something that remained the same over time.

Our circumstance is not the only thing that changes around us. Everything around us changes. People change, relationships change, trends change, environment changes, our body changes, technology changes... Remember those good old Walkmans? I still remember my first one. Then there was the Discman? I still remember how cool those were. Then the MiniDisc Man, MP3, MP4, now just everything in a phone. I know I sound really old when I say this, I'm only in my twenties and all these changes happened in my life time! Of course, not all changes are bad, a lot of changes are for the better. I think it's good to embrace changes sometimes. It's just that it's scary how fast things are changing around us and how hard we have to work to keep up with all the changes. In a society where things are changing constantly, it is comforting for me to have something constant, and our God is that constant, He never change.

"For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed." Malachi 3

Why is so important that God never change? It's important because it means everything about Him never changes. His mercy never changes, His love and forgiveness never changes, His provision never changes, His promises never change, His grace remains the same, and the list goes on and on. So next time when you are frustrated or discouraged by the ever changing circumstances around you, pause for a second and think, no matter what, our God remains the same. In other words, in an ever changing world, we have a never changing God.

The analogy I can think of for this is being in the eye of a hurricane. What do I mean by this? Although hurricanes are violently destructive with wind and rain, right in the middle of the hurricane which is known as the eye, is calm and peaceful. In the eye of the hurricane, there is no wind or clouds. A lot of times in our life, it's like we are in middle of a hurricane where everything around us is changing at an alarming speed. But God is like the eye of the hurricane, in Him we can find peace and consistency, in Him there is rest and calmness.