Refining

You know good coffee shops know when and what to change. They recognize that change is a part of life and growth. They also recognize that changing the right things at the right time leads to improvement over time. I love when different coffees are made available or products or environments fazed out or restructured. This keeps discovery ongoing and guards against complacency. The opposite is also true. Some coffee shops and many people, don't think any change is good or necessary. I myself often settle into comfortable patterns of life and faith. My schedule is full but predictable. If anything gets moved or changed it is seemingly catastrophic. But in the midst of all the superficial change, God has been reminding me that there are deep, heart level changes that He still needs to make in me. I am thankful for the grace of God that covers me through the substitutionary life and death of His Son. I know that I can't outs sin the grace of God. But I also know that that same grace appears to teach me, over and over again to say "no" to ungodliness. I still have much to learn and much to change. Thankfully, my hope is in His faithfulness not my own. My grandmother, who turned 98 today, has trusted God for the long haul and been a huge example of God's transformative plans for our lives. I'm thankful for all that I've learned from her and look forward to being example for others to trust in God's faithfulness even when we're in the midst of our brokenness.
Grace and peace

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