Living From The One Who Never Changes
Insights From Vacation Bible School
Finding the Unchanging
Where’s Miss Marla?
The day started unraveling the moment we found out Miss Marla wasn’t there.
Ryan was sick, so his mom stayed home to care for him. That meant no calm voice, no reassuring smile, no one to keep seventy-five kids from turning into a mini-rebellion.
The Kool-Aid tasted watery, the cookies were the wrong kind, and the whole room buzzed with frustration.
Even the adults looked lost.
Finally, Emily spoke what we were all thinking:
“What’s going to happen to us?”
That was the question under all the chaos — not about snacks or schedules, but about stability.
When the one we trusted wasn’t there, everything felt uncertain.
Sheep Need a Shepherd
We were just kids acting out what grown-ups do every day — scrambling when something feels out of control.
Uncertainty shakes us because we crave predictability. We want guarantees.
But Jesus never promised certainty. He promised Presence.
James 1:17 says, “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”
That verse still steadies me.
Everything else in life shifts — health, money, relationships, emotions — but God does not.
He is the fixed point in every storm.
The Shepherd who stays when every plan falls apart.
When Certainty Gives Way to Trust
I spent years trying to order my world — managing my calendar, controlling outcomes, protecting my peace.
But control isn’t peace. It’s pressure.
Real peace comes from release — from letting go of the illusion that I’m in control.
It’s saying, “God, I don’t know what’s next, but I know You.”
Romans 8:28 becomes more than a verse — it becomes a lifeline:“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him.”
“All things” means ALL. Even this. Even now.
When certainty dissolves, trust begins.
Reflection
Where does uncertainty tend to rattle your peace most?
What would it look like to trade control for trust this week?
How can remembering God’s unchanging nature steady your heart today?
Prayer