A New Normal

  Let's return to the post of a few days ago about "Big Air".  I'm still pondering the questions I posted for reflection:  What is the new normal to which God is calling me?  Where have I settled for less than God wants?  What new moves does God want me to develop?

  Personally, I don't have any answers for those questions yet, but I feel like they are coming.  I just need to be persistent in asking those questions of God and the answers will come.

  The scary thing about a new normal is that it means change.  We always hope change is for the better, but sometimes it is not.  Life changes bring a new normal:  graduations, marriages, children, divorces, deaths, new jobs or no jobs.  Storms can bring a new normal too, whether it's a tornado, hurricane, flood or drought.  I believe, though, that we can trust that any new normal to which God calls us is ultimately for the better.

   For reflection:  Let us continue to listen for the new normal to which God is calling us.  Where does he want us to soar when we have only walked before?  "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.  See, I am doing a new thing!  Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?" (Isaiah 43:18-19)

  Let us pray.  Jesus, to what new things are you calling me?  I want your normal to be my normal.

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