Pulpit Today

Change is the law of life—an unalterable law of life!  It appears every day in the form of technology, discoveries, the weather, an aging body, or even someone redecorating a room.  Solomon said in Ecclesiastes 3:1-2, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: (2) a time to . . .” and then he lists fourteen contrasts we must deal with.

When you think about it, everything about life changes in one of two ways.  Change occurs when we yield to its force or when we enforce change.  Both have positive and negative consequences and that’s why it’s important to properly manage the challenge.

When life forces change upon us, God can help us implement a strategy to make things work for our good.  These changes could include modifying our thinking or our lifestyle but not compromising our character.  It could involve pursuing another career when one career expires.

But then there are times we must enforce change even when others protest, “If it’s not broke, don’t fix it!”  A faith-filled pursuit honors God and seeks to claim something new and better than the past offered.

Remember, Christianity is a conversion experience and conversion means, “to turn in the other direction.”  That means God has given Christians power to change whether life forces the change or you must enforce it.  As Paul said, “can do all things through Christ who strengthens us” (PHI 4:19).