Trusting God Through Empty Nest Transitions | Perspectives

Hand to heart, friends, let me tell you about a conversation that has stayed with me. I was sitting across from Margie, a Texa Rican who just celebrated 25 years of marriage, and she described that strange, tender season when life looks fine on the outside but feels out of sorts inside. She and her husband had spent years raising four kids, bought a fixer-upper for all the right reasons, and were poised to finish a remodel. Then the kids left, they traveled, and God began to whisper something different.

I remember thinking as she spoke, Can I tell you something? There is a holy hush that precedes some of the clearest instructions I have ever heard from God. Margie said the same thing: while on a long trip they intentionally stepped away from noise, and God used a Sunday morning in a local church to speak plainly - it was time to let the house go and move. That whisper turned into a firm yes and a sequence of events that felt nothing short of God moving a mountain.

She walked me through the details: a dream trip to Fiji, a Sunday where the worship felt like a choir of heaven, the conviction to sell, a realtor who questioned them, and an offer the first day on market. The buyers had just welcomed a baby at 45 and were ready for that home to be their place of new life. Deadlines shifted, a closing was moved up, and Margie had two weeks and a conference to attend in the middle of it all. She told me about asking a friend who is a professional organizer to help and about learning the hard work of surrender. That line - I trust you, God, I surrender - landed with her like both a relief and a challenge.

Biblical truth is woven through this story. We have to get quiet to hear God, and there's a Scripture that has guided me in those moments: "Be still, and know that I am God" (Psalm 46:10). We often say we trust God and then hold the steering wheel tighter. Margie’s story is a reminder that trust becomes practice when we loosen our grip and step where God points, even when it is inconvenient or scary.

What can you put into practice from this episode? Here are a few tangible next steps Margie and I talked about during our conversation:

• Practically get quiet - schedule a weekend away or carve out daily silence to listen for God.
• Talk it through - bring one trusted friend or a spouse into the conversation and ask them to pray and speak truth.
• Create small deadlines - give God room to move and set small steps so you don’t cling to control.
• Ask for help - hire the organizer, call the realtor, and let community carry some of the load.

I share this story because I think many of us feel misaligned and wonder whether God is asking us to move. Margie’s season shows that God’s whispers can become bold commands when we make space to hear him, and that obedience often leads to a peace you could not manufacture on your own.

So come listen to this conversation with Margie on Perspectives Into Practice. Hear the full story, the messy details, and the quiet, faithful steps that led to a new chapter. If this episode encourages you, please share it with a friend and leave feedback so we can keep making practical, faith-filled content together.