The first transition that I took to
heart in the Bible is Abram’s transition.
Genesis 12:1 “Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your
country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show
you.””
I remember reading that and
thinking first he had to leave his country, then leave his fellow friends and
people, and also his relatives. How much of that describes us TCKs. Many times
we did not have a choice in the manner of leaving everything. Some of us left
the States at an early age and it was harder for us to leave the country we
grew up in and returning to the States or maybe it is moving from the first
country you were stationed in to a new one right in the middle of your school
year. All these transitions no matter if you agreed or disagreed with the move
affect us. Another TCK friend once told
me the only circle that we can control is our choices and reactions. Everything
else is out of our control. Still even when there is so much in our lives that
we cannot control it still affects us deeply. And dealing with that can be
challenging and hard to navigate.
When my parents decided to switch
countries I was an adult and had my own job and been in the states for a few
years already. But I remember it hurt. Ecuador, I considered that home and the
people I saw as family I wouldn’t see as much unless intentionally. I didn’t
realize it at the time that my identity had been largely part of my parent’s
job in Ecuador. Finding our identity
whether in the country, job, and material things never is the answer. We find
it in Christ. Some days it is an hourly occurrence or a daily one. Still it is
good to remember that in our transitions God is still there He doesn’t always
show the whole path, most likely one step at a time, but transitions make us
stronger and make us who God wants us to be. I pray that we take even the most
difficult moves and treat them as a way to enhance your life resume. Remember
that nothing that happens is in vain. God always finds ways to turn the bad
around into good maybe for your benefit and for others too.
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