Dealing With Change
It's our third week in a little series called Deal With It. Life throws us many challenges, and we have to learn to deal with them, or else they will overwhelm us! Our deep belief is that God's grace is sufficient to help us to deal with whatever may come our way.
This week I want us to consider what it means to deal with change.
Change Sayings
Let's play a bit of a game, shall we? Fill in the blank:
The more things change, the more they __________ (stay the same). This is a famous saying about the state of our world - things change, but human nature is the same as it always was, and so the same patterns repeat time and again in history, even if culture or technology change.
Another one with the same message is: Change is the only __________ (constant). This is thought to have been said by Heraclitus, the Greek philosopher, who lived 500 years before Christ. His words have been self-fulfilling, in a sense.
A change is as good as a ________________ (holiday!) I had a teacher in school who loved to say this, and she would change our seating around, or change the class around or something, as she said this.
Be the change ____________ (you want to see in the world). This one is often misattributed to Gandhi. But he didn't say it. It's a good principle for our personal responsibility to bring about the transformation of the world instead of just complaining that things aren't the way we would like them to be. Michael Jackson even sang about this - about starting with the man in the mirror, asking him to change his ways, you may remember.
Change Is Coming - Are You Ready?
Change is a part of life. Shereen and I have found that out this year! And I’ve struggled at times to adapt to our new life with twins! Everything is different, and we are learning to deal with it.
Change is the only constant - things are going to change. Every human being that's ever lived has had to learn to deal with change.
Are you willing to deal with change? If you’re willing, half the battle is won.
Our bodies change with age, but God's love for us never wavers regardless of our outward appearance. Embrace the changes time brings, and remember that God places His emphasis on inward beauty, not outward.