spare change

“change; we don’t like it, we fear it, but we can't stop it from coming. we either adapt to change or we get left behind. and it hurts to grow, anybody who tells you it doesn’t is lying.” - grey’s anatomy

at the start of the school year, when we were informed that the elementary kids would be temporarily “housed” with us in high school, i didn’t like the idea. i figured the halls would be too noisy; there would be too many kids running around, etc. there would be too many changes.. too many “new things” to adjust to. i didn’t like it.. but none of us were given any choice anyway.

a couple of months passed.. and somehow, i found myself actually enjoying having elem kids around. they’re a bit noisy.. but they’re so cute.. and they always have nice smiles on their faces. they greet us “good morning ma’am!” so cheerfully - something that very few teenagers do, haha! and now that the first semester’s over, the little kids will go back to their newly-renovated building inside the campus. and me..? well, i’m honestly going to miss them :(
i’m someone who hates change. if i could have my way, i’d probably have the same hair style for my entire life (which is *almost* true, actually). i wouldn’t dream of moving out of the country.. or out of quezon city.. or even out of our house! the thought of trying out or learning new things, exciting as it is, scares the hell out of me.

but i, like everybody else, am not spared from change. and as the quote says, none of us can stop change from happening. we adapt or else we get stuck in the rut. and while it may be tempting to just sit still and wait for the world to stop revolving, we know that wouldn’t happen. the world won’t give us a hand if ever we lose the energy (or the courage) to adapt to all the changes going on around us.

but HE will.

“on my bed i remember you; i think of you through the watches of the night. because you are my help, i sing in the shadow of your wings.” ps 63:6-7

it is a great source of comfort to know that in the midst of an ever-changing world, there’s someone we can hold on to - someone who will *never* change.

thank you lord, for being that one constant we can always rely on.. :)