To face life's changes, look to the unchanging God.

Why do I feel different?

Has something changed? Or the cold gives me a sense of illusion?
I could not help but think of a thousand reasons of why I feel being treated differently.

The sun still shines. The stars still greet me at night.

Somehow, the current standards no longer match the previous.
Is the tiny shift of focus and busyness?
Is the potential “achievable” goal no longer a goal?
Is it because everything has an expiration date?

I feel awkward at times.
With smiles and hopes, I could not help but feel change is breaking in.

I wonder if God shares the same feeling when we are too busy with life.
I wonder if He feels a slight of blue when we chase after the spining world.
I wonder if He misses us when our long silence poses from the other end.
I wonder how He feels when we run to Him in needs but reluctant to spend a minute with Him when everything is rosy and well.

Set my eyes upon You, Lord.
When everything around me changes, let me remain in Your everlasting presence.
With the ups and downs in life, I am still loved by the King.

When we are happy or when we are blue,
God is aware of whatever we do;
All of our sorrows He takes as His own—
And He will never leave us alone.
—Hess