Change is Good 🍁🍂

Happy October, Garden Fam! 🍁

Though I’m not like everyone else who is looking forward to cold weather, I’m definitely grateful for the winds of change that breeze their way over and through Texas this time of year. It is beautiful. Fall, like Spring, is a transition season where we can visibly see things shift from one state to another. It’s definitely beautiful to watch! Likewise, the seasons and moments of our lives bring changes as well, some that can be visibly seen and others that cannot. I don’t know about you, but there have been many times when embracing change made me believe that maybe there was something wrong or missing before, but I’ve come to realize that not everything God calls us away from is actually bad. Sometimes, it’s just time to go. A lot of times, it’s just a new season & God wants to do a new thing.

At times, I’ve been guilty of waiting to see the bad in something before I move forward, or moving forward, but thinking that it was because something was wrong with the place or person I was called away from. That’s not always the case. Embracing this has allowed me to clearly reflect on past places & people I was connected with and see all the beautiful things God did there, while also being at peace with moving forward. I realize now that the place or person can still be good, thriving, and fruitful, and also no longer a place or person I’m called to. I don’t have to tarnish all our memories of something/someone thinking it was all a lie. I’ve come to realize that many times, it’s just not God’s will anymore—the season has shifted. With that, I can see that change is good, and can joyfully accept & embrace the good memories & lessons, and peacefully move forward to where/who God has called me to!

As the leaves change and fall to make room for the new season that is to come, what changes has God been making in your life? What has had to fall away to make room for the new? Will you choose to honor the beauty and sunlight the ‘leaves’ once brought, while making room for what’s to come?

Have a healthy & wholesome week, and may God bless this new month for you! 🤎🧡💛