Malachi 3:6
"I the Lord do not change."
"I the Lord do not change."
I've joked that the most consistent thing about
working in a library is change. New software, new methods of teaching, new
information, new ways of getting the information. Constant change keeps the
library moving into the twenty-first century.
Monday, the three librarians I work with and I set
up our office and a temporary library in two classrooms. We moved the essential
books and whatever we needed to work in the space, while the library is getting
sprinklers and new heating and cooling. I've lost count of the changes that
have occurred in the eleven years I've worked for Clermont. But I can tell you
this—I've struggled with every single one.
I'm not good with change. I like my routine. I
like the workflow I've set up. I like my office space. Yet, every time a change
has been made, I've adjusted (sometimes with whining.) But each time, I've
learned the new software, pushed my office chair to a different desk, or moved
books to a different location, I've adapted.
For all the change I see in my daily life, I am so
thankful that the God I love, does not change. He's always the same. He loves
me and wants the best for me. He's ready to listen to my prayers and answer
them. God is the same—All.The.Time! No matter how frustrated I get, worried I
become, or troubled I am, God stays the same. He's my rock. He loves me. He
knows what's ahead and why the change is necessary. And he knows what's best
for me. Praise God he is the great I am.
For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods. Psalm 95:3