Our God is a timeless God.  He has always been and will always be and He never changes.  While we know these "God facts", it's interesting to look at how He is always introducing "new things" in our lives.  The purpose of this isn't to frustrate us or discourage us, but to reshape and remold us, to draw us closer into relationship with Him, and to remind us that His plans for us are bigger than we often realize or imagine. 

    While we don't always control "the new things" God introduces to us, our task is to embrace them...to rejoice in God's provision and providence and to offer praise that our God is a God who is actively involved in our days and lives.  What "new thing" is God introducing in your life?  What new challenge, new task, new paradign, is He placing before you?  What decision point has He led you to?   

    I've learned in my life that, although "new things" aren't always comfortable or painless, they are often God's way of leading me to a new understanding of Him and who I can be in Him.  I challenge you to embrace the "new thing" and see what God does in you!