Still God.

I dropped my kids off today, for what will be a new year of school. They have different haircuts than they did last year. They are older, taller, and have bigger feet. A lot has changed in their world since their last day of school last year. Time has forged on.

And God has still been God.

Much has happened in my own life since summer began. I went to El Salvador and watched my heart break in a new way over children I never knew. Wrote a book. Started running. Closed a ministry that had the heart of myself and my husband for a solid year.

And God has still been God.

There have been bumps in the road, relationship difficulties, misunderstandings and hurdles. Finances have been tight and life has been challenging.

And God has still been God.

There are many things I find myself wanting to write about this morning…and nearly as many that need to remain tucked in the corners of my heart. There are things I want to speak out about and issues I long to give voice to -- I want to defend myself against people who don't really know me but think they do and challenge people to get over themselves in order to do God's work. But God is preventing those things from being written. Instead, He’s asking me to do what I’ve always done through this venue and simply remind people of who He is while letting Him manage all the periphery.

And now, as I sit in a quiet house listening to the sound of Kristian Stanfill’s song, “You Will Always Be,” tears take form. Grateful tears. Weary tears. Joyous tears. To hear the words, “kingdoms rise and kingdoms fall, but You go on and on…,” I am moved by its truth. I resonate with its message – one of Jesus being faithful, real, and always the same.

In my ever-changing world, I could not need to know this more.

Today, as in every day, I cling to the character of a God who is who He says He is, knows my heart like no one else, and regardless of age, time, circumstance or space, is still and always will be God.

...whose consistency is unmatched. Whose sovereignty can be trusted.

Still God. Glorious God.