Sometimes, I wish things would just stay the same. Why do good things come to an end? 2014 was such an exciting year here in San Antonio, culminating in the San Antonio Spurs winning the NBA championship in June. How proud we were of our team! It was truly magical to watch them play beautiful basketball. Team oriented. Humble. Pure class. Great guys. That's our San Antonio Spurs. We couldn't be more proud of our team.
But all good things come to an end. We don't know what next year holds for our Spurs, but it probably won't be the same team as this year. Why? Things change. I sometimes wish that the good things in life would be frozen in time. Babies staying babies. Puppies staying puppies. Great relationships always being great. Dream jobs that last. Parents that don't grow old. College fun forever. You know what I'm talking about. The good things in life. Sadly, things don't stay the same.
Even though the Spurs brought back the same team as last year, things didn't go the same this year. Saturday night was a well fought battle, but the Spurs came up short. A real heart breaker for the devoted Spurs fan. I admit it, I'm feelin' it. I know we'll get over the sadness of our Spurs being eliminated. But, it's much harder to have things in our own personal lives change. A few months ago, I lost my mother. Even as a grown adult, it's hard to fathom life without your mom. I've always had my mom. I'm realizing that things just aren't the same...and it hurts.
I call to mind a passage in Hebrews 13:8 "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." I couldn't stop thinking about two words. THE SAME. "The sameness of Jesus Christ is the sameness that comes from being the eternal God. His unchangingness is the unchangingness of God." (John Piper) What was written about Christ in the Bible will always be true about Christ. Jesus can respond differently to our different circumstances. He can grieve over our sin and distance. He can rejoice as well. But Jesus' character is consistent, rooted in love, wisdom, compassion, righteousness and power. He is the same in his perfect plan.
Another birthday around the corner? Sending your first child off to college? Experiencing a recent loss? Lamenting the Spurs loss? Jesus Christ is the same, yesterday, today and forever. The past is the past. We can remember and thank God for the past. But things will never be the same again. If you are breathing, you will constantly experience change. But there is one constant that will never change- Jesus.
"A caterpillar wraps himself in a comfortable and cozy cocoon. But while he is hiding, there's something' changin' deep inside. Cause when he breaks out, he's a beautiful butterfly! Everything changes, nothin' stays the same. Whether I like it or not, everything changes, day after day. And I'm so glad I can say- the God of the Bible will always stay the same..." (Katherine Bright, Never Changes, 2001)
Nancy Abbott is the Chaplain for the YMCA of Greater San Antonio.
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