It's Not Always Going To Be Like This

Not Always Like This

It's not always going to be like this...

...some things will get better

...some things will get worse

...and not much is going to stay the same

But that's okay.

It's not always going to feel like this...

...joy like this or hurt like this

...ache like this or love like this

But that's okay, too.

It's not always going to be this easy,

And it's not always going to be this hard.

Your circumstances are going to change

Your knowledge is going to change

Your relationships are going to change

Your feelings are going to change

Your attitude is going to change

You are going change.

You will not always be like this.

And that's okay.

This poem has a two-fold purpose. First, I want to encourage those who are going through a hard time, whatever the situation might be. It's not always going to be like this. I know it feels like it sometimes, but you can choose to control your feelings, not let your feelings control you. I'm not promising a utopian life and God hasn't promised a utopian life, but He has promised eternal life for those who believe in His Son. So, know that whether it is in this life or in the next, there is hope for a brighter day.

Secondly, I wrote this poem to say that change is okay. I know a lot of people who don't like change, and I can understand why. When things change, something that was known has now become unknown, and things that are unknown can be frightening. But change isn't necessarily bad, it's just different. We live our whole lives in a continuous flow of things changing, and if we are constantly pining over how things used to be instead of embracing how things are now, then we risk missing opportunities and robbing ourselves of joy. Please don't waste the present while waiting for something better to come along, or waiting for it to go back to the way it was. Your life is too precious for that. Live in the present, embrace the present, and if you don't like it, then change it.