We are always in the process of change. It’s been said the only constant in life is change. God uses transitions to take us out of one situation, and bring us into a new and better one. Walking efficiently into our new season is the key to knowing God better and serving him more effectively.
Scripture Reference:
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forevermore. Hebrews 13:8
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17
Point: God doesn’t change, so we must in order to become more like him.
Two types of change:
1. The change we initiate due to our unbelief, impatience, lack of perspective or bad attitudes. This turns into nothing more than aimless wandering.
2. The change that God initiates to bring us into a closer relationship with him, and out of that, a greater ability to accomplish his will for our lives.
Psalm 1:1-3 How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night. 3 He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season and its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.
Point: The way we embrace our seasons of change today, will determine our fruitfulness/effectiveness in the future.
Living on planet earth, there are two things I have learned about God as our Creator by observing His creation. God is a God of order and change. Genesis 8:22 says, "While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease."
Think about it, you probably have an appointment scheduled tomorrow at a specific time in the day. You are able to set an appointment to accomplish a specific purpose based upon the fact that our days have order. The sun will come up the same tomorrow as it did today.
However, in the midst of all this order, there is constant change. No two days are exactly the same. God gave us climatic change, such as summer and winter, as an example of the constant change of seasons we experience as humans. Jesus is immutable, but his seasons of change for our lives never cease until we see him face to face.
Over the next few months, I want to focus on embracing our seasons of change properly. We will look at the purpose of change, the process of change, possessing the proper perspective in change, and the product of change. Stay tuned for the purpose of change.
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