There has been a theme that
has been running through my heart over the past several weeks that I cannot
escape; that theme is “Change”.
Of all the activities and
experiences of life, there is only one constant and that constant is change.
When change ceases, life ceases. This is true in the natural world and also
true in the realm of the spirit. When we are no longer willing to discover, accept,
and embrace Godly change, we are as good as dead. The human condition is such
that we tend to hold on to the familiar with all of our might, fearing that the
unknown might somehow damage us, or at least derail us from the path that God
has for us, when in fact God is a moving thing. He is always proceeding for our
benefit; calling us up higher into Himself so that we may at last become the
true reflection of His Christ in the earth.
Change requires a great deal
of us, because we must leave the old to enter into the new. That doesn’t mean
that the old was wrong; it was new at some point, but new wine won’t do well in
an old wineskin. We must therefore be willing to be adjusted if we ever hope to
move on with God as He systematically brings His Divine change into our lives.
Godly change is a
‘dislocation for relocation or a disconnection for a reconnection’ and the
process is often painful and demanding. (Ezekiel 37) This process frequently
takes us into the unknown and forces us to trust the Lord and not lean on our
own understanding, which takes the control of our lives out of our hands: and
we don’t like that. It is, however, a must if we ever intend to move on toward
our destiny in Him.
Godly change is also a
looking forward. It means not being sorry you moved on and still being thankful
for what you have come from. We are approaching a time of change for the body
of Christ like we have never seen before in our lifetime. Preparation of heart
and mind to embrace that change is imperative.
I pray we all are willing to
follow our Father as He leads us on deeper into Himself and on into our destiny
in Him.
Linden Curtis
