Transition -
Everything in life eventually transitions. You cannot avoid it. The funny thing is that we are told that transition is the number one cause of stress in life.

The primary transitions are - marriage, divorce,  a new baby, a new job and a long distance move. So what happens if more than one of these transitions happen at once? What if more than two?
In that instance shouldnt we become a basket case? Frantic, unable to function?
If you let it, then sure these things can cause a terrible amount of stress and high levels of anxiety.
But it need not be that way -

My wife and I made two of the above transitions - a long distanc move and a new job - with that it included new friends, new ways of doing things , new streets to learn, finding a new place to get a hair cut and the list goes on and on........... it's enough to drive you insane.
But again, it need not be that way.

Life is life - life has transitions and changes in every aspect. You cannot stop it, you cannot dodge it and it happens to everyone of us...
So what are you to do when you face all these transitions and changes?
You cant just hide in the dark thinking it will just go away, you cant think someone else will take care of it all for you...

Jesus laid out a great plan for life's transitions - In Matthew chapter 6 Jesus put it this way...

²⁵ “For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? ²⁶ Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? ²⁷ And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?
²⁸ And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, ²⁹ yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. ³⁰ But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! ³¹ Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’
 ³² For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. ³³ But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
³⁴ “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

There you have it... God cares for His own, and if God is for you who can be against you?
Worry and anxiety cannot add a single hour to your life - but it can take time away from life.
When you allow the changes and transitions to consume your mind you will ultimatly lose today and sacrifice the future for things that a)you cannot change and b)you cant stop it from happening... you dont have to just go with the flow - the key in this is in verse 33 -

"Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be added to you."
What things? ALL THINGS!  All the things you need, all the things that you NEED in life - NOT ALL THE THINGS YOU WANT - you do know that there is a difference dont you?

If you focus on what matters you find that either all the things/worries/transitions/changes are not as nearly big and scary as you thought they were - when you focus on God and all He entails you will find that the size of the stuff pales to the size of God and all He can do...

Sometimes the trench of life takes a detour you werent expecting. BUT it is all just part of the journey, so dont let the sharp sudden turn derail your life. Trust in God - focus on Christ and hold on tight...

In The Trenches with
Doug