God is doing something new.

Just because you’ve done something a certain way before doesn’t mean that’s how you have to do it now.

That’s what God’s been saying to me as I’ve been unpacking my things in a new place. From the way I organize my closet to my typical morning routine, nothing’s off the table. Let’s rethink it all.

It’s a new season. Am I sure that’s how I want it to be?

Months ago, before I knew I’d be stepping into a new season in a new home, I started packing my things. I just felt like God was asking me to – to take it all down. Everything on my walls. Everything on my shelves. Everything in my closet. It all went into boxes.

Packing before I knew I would be moving was uncomfortable, not just because I didn’t really know what was happening, but because it made me think about all the things I keep the same in my life simply because that’s just how it is.

I like to think I’m pretty good at decluttering, but have you ever thought about what’s hanging on your walls and if they should still be hanging there after so many years? Yeah, me neither. Not until I started taking everything down and realizing that I probably wouldn’t hang some of those things up again when given the opportunity.

Now, as I’m unpacking boxes, I’m tempted to stick to what I know. This goes here because …it does. Because it feels comforting to have things settle into a familiar pattern.

But familiarity can limit growth.

And I really believe God is doing something new. Not just in my closet, but in me. I’m challenged to reconsider what I’ve left hanging around because it’s familiar.

Because just because God did something a certain way before doesn’t mean that’s how He’s going to do it now.

Sometimes it’s hard to remember that because I can’t imagine how He could possibly outdo Himself, but that’s who He is. He is good and faithful and always taking us from glory to glory.

The power of God is in you, even on a Thursday.