Everlasting

My childhood had a whole lot of fads. There was the rolled-bottom jeans, the ponytail on the side of the head. I remember wearing two pairs of socks at a time, both a neon color; buying two sets of earrings, and splitting them up with my best friend (one being a hoop and the other a stud... boy, were we cool!). Oh, and who can forget the big bangs? I mean, the higher the better! And boy those things could get really high. I put so much hairspray on mine that they were like a weapon on my head. I used to chase my dad around, and probably looked like a goofy unicorn.

One of my favorite things, and I wonder if they're still in existence, was the everlasting gobstopper. It was HUGE. It was white, with colorful speckles, and was the size somewhere between a golf ball and a baseball. I remember keeping it in a little sandwich bag in-between the times I tried to chip away at it, but eventually threw it away because I just couldn't finish it. It tasted great, but I kinda lost interest... I mean, it would take weeks to get that thing eaten. 

Thankfully fads, like my gobstopper, do not last forever. They come and go, changing so rapidly it's hard to keep track. And because of this, many people feel lost, behind the times, anxiously trying keep up with everything. They lose sight of One who can anchor them, One who does not change and who does stay the same: Jesus. He doesn't care about fads, or being cool. He cares about our hearts, our souls, our very beings. He will never leave, never disappoint or forsake us. He will always be with us, arms open wide, waiting. And that's something we can hold on to, as our world continues to change. An everlasting that really is everlasting.

"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."  Isaiah 9:6