NOBODY can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. There are things I have no control over. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needful is a change of my viewpoint. And that time is now.
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Someone once said: The only thing constant in life is change. Change is inevitable. It happens everywhere, every time. Of course its uncomfortable. Of course it’s not fun. And sure, we don’t deny that sometimes change does cause a prick here and a tear there but change is the essence of life. We must be willing to surrender what we are for what we could become. Change is good, provided its in the right direction. But most times we will not know until we’re halfway down the road and then we recognise, oh thank God, I’m off that side track that now leads me down this highway to destiny.The thing about change is… it requires change. Duh !! It involves awareness, acceptance, adaptability and risk. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn and feel and change and grow and love and live. On the bright side, change is what makes the world go round. I cannot imagine waking up every morning and going through the same routine for the next 10 years. I mean, seriously, I need a life; or rightly put: I have a life! I have dreams to pursue, goals to attain. Not to mention accomplishing the God given task which I was divinely appointed for. But if my mind were to dwell too long on the distress that comes with change, I would miss silver lining. It is by change that I continue to discover myself. It is by change that I am able to gauge my progress. It is by change that will keep me perpetually clinging on to God. God is faithful (reliable, trustworthy, and therefore ever true to His promise, and He can be depended on); by Him you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord 1Cor 1:9 (AMP). Ultimately at the end of it all, the One that does not change is Him and I can count on Him to be around even after the dust settles down.
Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. There are things I have no control over. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needful is a change of my viewpoint. And that time is now. Most certainly this is not a process for the impatient. But I am not the impatient. I have the fruit which the Spirit of God produces in me Eph 5:22 and that includes patience.
So why do I care when my flesh frets, why do I care when my eyes tear up, why do I even entertain the emotions that holler right out of me telling me to quit? It is then that I will exert all energy to look inward and acknowledge His presence within me. Jesus said never will He leave me, never will He forsake me Hebrews 13:5 (NIV). Do I really believe that? Yes I do. And I will turn around and look myself hard in the mirror and say: The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do unto me? Psalms 118:6 (NKJV).
Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.
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