Sometimes life takes us down an unexpected road, a road that seems to be leading us through a lot of ends. With the ending of something comes goodbyes and sometimes goodbyes are the most painful part, especially when we don’t want to say goodbye.

It can be hard to understand why things have to end but I believe it is because there is a greater plan and we have to trust in that hope. We can’t always see what is happening and that can be the scary part.

It is okay to feel sad, it is okay to grieve a loss, but we have to keep looking forward to the possibilities of the next step, the options and excitement of the next chapter of the journey. Sometimes that can be intimidating and be hazy when we look at it but something great is going to happen when the dust settles.

With falling tears comes a deep stomach ache, a longing for what we cannot have. Stress and anxiety plague us making us feel like we are going to die. Life has a way of making sure we feel, reminding us that we are alive. It keeps us on our toes, it wants us to take a look at ourselves and evaluate where we are.

Looking at ourselves can he hard, it can be painful, but it lets us know where we are, what we need to do. Sometimes that isn’t as pretty as we wish it was.

Goodbyes can hurt, they can be confusing, they can cause us so much pain, but we have to focus on the excitement of a new hello. We have to look at what God is doing in our lives and remember he isn’t going to leave us in this time. We have to trust that he is doing a great work in our lives and the next step is going to be even greater than we could have imagined.

One day you are going to look back on this time and laugh and see how much you grew from it. You are going to be able to look back at this step and see how it lead you to the great parts of your life. How it was a stepping stone for something so much better, even though it might have been painful at the time.

God knows us and knows how to make us happy. We have to trust him to know what is best for us. The greatest things in my life have come from God. If He can bring someone into your life, then He can bring someone else wonderful into your life. We have to trust Him and sometimes that can be hard when it seems like He is ripping the things you love out of your life.

Trust that he knows what He is doing.

With every goodbye comes a new hello.