Changing Relationships

My oldest son has been close by my side even from his earliest days when I would let him ride in the truck with me to work doing construction. He would put on his work clothes, grab a hammer and just have a good time banging on pieces of wood.  As he grew older he would take on larger projects such as sheet rocking walls, painting and building sheds.  After college, he came to work with me as a construction manager for building projects that I had developed.   One noteworthy project was a very large multi-million dollar project where he gained a deeper level of understanding of commercial building and real estate development.

Soon after this project ended and because of large government budget cutbacks, we had to layoff staff and my son was one of the persons affected.  We did a few side projects together to make ends meet but at some point the desire to work together began to disappear and while we didn't know it at the time, this was God's way of preparing us both for a Paradigm Shift.  God brought new people into his life and he brought new people into my life and we both charted new and exciting courses leading us into new opportunities to prosper. 

My son moved to a large vibrant metropolis and took on a corporate job and i began to have new people coming into my work  life with seasoned skill to help me expand my business enterprises.

Looking back, if we had not yielded to the move of God, both our lives would have been limited, slowed or unfulfilled because we were not in synch with the plan of God.  We would have been stuck in a rut and our attitudes toward each other would have deteriorated while our service to God would have fallen short. 

So now we are both feeling energized by our new and evolving assignments.  The expansion of resources, fresh ideas and new discoveries about ourselves makes for a life of satisfaction.  Even the challenges seem small because our energies have been renewed.

If you feel uncomfortable in your present situation you really need to see if God is using this to move you away from people and into a new expansive and prosperous role.  God is a God of Paradigm Shifts and Changes.  It is made clear when we observe the natural seasons Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring.  And each season has it's unique cast of characters.

May you embrace the power of God to have a fulfilled life.