I've been thinking a lot lately about when I first came to my church and the people that I met and became friends with at the beginning. There are only a few of us left in the singles group. Some are already married, others have moved on to other churches. Four of my closest friends from that group have all had life-changing events lately. One (who was married in Jan. 07) just had a baby yesterday, one is getting married in 10 days, one (who was married in Feb. 07) found out he's going to be a dad, and one was married in June. It kind of makes me sad to think that everyone is going their separate ways.
But that's the way the seasons of life go, you know? It reminds me of Ecclesiastes 3:1, "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven." So I have to let the past go and just remember the great times, while being happy for the blessings of marriage and children that God has brought into my friends' lives, knowing that true friendship doesn't end even when it changes a bit.
And then there are all the wonderful changes that have taken place in those same last six years. God has brought new friends into our circle who have become priceless treasures in my life. There's my wonderful boyfriend and the amazing ride that the two of us have been on together. Would I trade that for anything? Absolutely not.
So with the changes that sort of make me sad, there have been incredibly good changes that are all a part of God's plan to lead me to where He wants me. There is a "time to every purpose," and my responsibility is to cherish the past, live in the present, and trust my future to the One Who holds tomorrow.
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