Embracing Change

Lately it seems like my life perspective is seriously changing. It's been a gradual thing but I'm finally starting to see what will soon be the result of God's working on my heart and changing my attitude of how I see the future.
See, I used to view the future as this unknown, scary thing that mostly encompassed the thing I hate most: change. And while to some degree I still hold that view, a different perspective has emerged in my mind of what good may lie in wait for me, and how change can even be a positive thing. (*Gasp!* I know...I'm still shocked myself. The idea that change can be positive goes against everything I have ever relied on when it comes to decision-making and faith.) I no longer hope that my life will forever stay the blissful little image I desire it to be where nothing ever changes, but am ready to face head-on the challenges and advertures that come with embracing the change God brings into my life.
Now this doesn't mean I will always love it and be perfectly happy in the situations God places me. If course I won't! I am fully aware that sometimes my life will suck eggs and I'll revert back to the change-hating, cautious me that wants nothing to do with God's sovereign plan for me. But I pray those moments are short-lived and become reminders of why change is so very necessary. (Especially for someone stubborn like me.)
Another thing I am seeing is that change shows itself to, well, change. It always comes about in an unexpected way and bring new things to every situation.  For me, the changes I may soon be experiencing are things like: marriage, moving for the first time, graduation, my first "real" job, etc. But for you, God may have something completely different in store. I think the key is just learning to accept and trust that His hand is the driving force and He will bring you through it and to it in His perfect time and way. And that's definitely something I'm still working at learning.
How do you cope with change?