So I was in my car, on my way to meet with people I hadn’t seen in over 20 years. We used to work together, and had put together a little reunion. As I found myself thinking back to what our lives were like then, I started getting a little apprehensive – I am SO not the same person I was 22 years ago! When I left there, I was newly married, pregnant, and more interested in what the theme of our next party was going to be. Today, my kids are grown and I’m still planning events, but now they’re ones that honor God.
As I drove down the highway, I found myself asking God to calm my nerves. What if the “new me” didn’t fit in like I did before? What if… What if… I shook my head as if to scold myself – what am I – 12 years old? Who cares? Right? I’m OK just the way I am, right?
I reached over and turned on the radio for distraction. The song playing? “I Can Just Be Me” by Laura Story.
I smiled. Because I knew God was smiling, too.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. — 2 Corinthians 5:17