Change

I've been thinking about change. My life has undergone some changes recently and more are to come. Heavenly Father has provided me with new opportunities to stretch myself and grow.

I came across a talk by Elder Marvin J. Ashton called, "Progress through Change."

Elder Ashton shared the following by C.S. Lewis.:

“Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on: you knew those jobs needed doing and so you are not surprised. But presently he starts knocking the house about in a way that hurts abominably and does not seem to make sense. What on earth is He up to? The explanation is that He is building quite a different house from the one you thought of—throwing out a new wing here, putting on an extra floor there, running up towers, making courtyards. You thought you were going to be made into a decent little cottage: but He is building a palace.”

I absolutely love that! Change is necessary. We need it in our lives so we can progress and become what Heavenly Father wants us to become.