Transition = Facing Change Head-On!Sample

ONE MOMENT I WAS MARRIED, THE NEXT A WIDOW

It was a beautiful Sunday morning in August. The sun was shining outside, but inside, looming darkness covered our day. At 6:18 a.m. I raised his hand, whispering for him to take the hand of Jesus. At that moment, his spirit left his lifeless body and was with the presence of the Lord.

There is nothing that can prepare the human mind for such a transition.It seemed we were always together, and suddenly I felt so alone.

Transitions have taught me that you can’t tackle a mountain all at once. We must take one step at a time. I walked into our foyer and as my feet hit the last step, it was like the Lord was reminding me that I was not alone. He was with me in all things. He would be my defender, and yes, my husband. Are we not the bride of Christ? Didn’t God say that one day He would return for His bride, the church?

“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10

I collected myself and went back into our parlor to be at his side. This room was where we enjoyed many Saturday mornings by the fireplace with a cup of hot coffee, as we did devotions together. Our foyer was the room where our family gathered Christmas morning to hear the Christmas story before unwrapping gifts, where I created a picnic environment to celebrate our wedding anniversary on years that weather was too harsh to leave the house. Now the room had become sacred. Now it was where the father of our three children took his last breath on earth and his first in the presence of Jesus.

Because Dan was a Veteran, the American Flag was draped over him and tucked into the gurney. The girls, my grandchildren, and I waited in our driveway as the men carried his body out our front door and placed him in the vehicle. Watching them drive out that driveway knowing this was final. Transition was staring me down.

Transition: The process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another. I didn’t invite it. I didn’t want it, but it happened. Now I had to learn to adjust. Psalm 68:5 gave me hope!