What to Tell Your Soul When You Feel Unsettled

Summers can be unsettling.

In my mind’s eye, they should be filled with pleasant, lazy predictability.

But I’m not sure I’ve ever experienced that. The summers of my life have been filled with change. And with the most recent changes… a move, cross-country travels, lots of newness on the horizon… comes the realization once again. My world is unpredictable. I’m not truly home yet. There’s a lot of unknown left, whether I like it or not.

It can unsettle my soul.

I’m tempted to let it swirl alongside my emotions: missing the comfortable elements of yesterday; worrying through the “what ifs” of tomorrow; hurting with burdened loved ones today; wishing every little thing that feels unraveled right now could just be resolved and permanently in place.

This transitional season shows me, once more, that I have very little control.

So before anxieties settle too deeply into my heart’s cracks and corners, I need to have a talk with my soul. Better yet, let God’s Word speak to my soul.

Be still.

That’s where it starts.

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