I feel like transitions can be a little strange. They can be tiring or confusing or just different. They can be sad, but also exciting. I feel like I’ve learned a lot from times of transition. God usually uses transitions to teach me about trusting him.
This time from Clarkston back to Texas is no different. I was lying in bed the other night not able to sleep. I was trying to escape all the thoughts that were nagging at me. I talked through some things with God, but I was still lying there feeling restless and little frustrated and lonely. My whole body was tired and my spirit ached. I felt confused too.
That’s when God brought this story to my mind that I had been memorizing. Now I’ve heard this story my whole life. I’ve always thought it was a pretty cool story, but it had never pierced my heart like it did that night. I sat up strait in my bed and started telling this story to myself-the story of how God created the world. It starts out “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.”
My whole self was filled with awe. I had only memorized up to day three where God created land and plants, but I had to keep going. So I started reading and memorizing day four where God created the sun and the moon and the stars. My soul was just gushing over the beauty of God so I had to keep going! So I went on to day five where God creates the creatures that live in the sea and birds! I think I was getting pretty excited at this point. My sister knocked on my door to ask who I was talking to so I told her the story.
After all of that it was time to rest in the peace that only comes from knowing the creator of the world. I still couldn’t sleep. I had too much to praise God for. Instead of all those other not so great feelings, I was thankful. I looked at my phone and realized it 5:30. I tried to sleep again, but I gave up when sun light started filling my room.
