Things Are Changing. Are you changing?

I hate getting older, dieting or getting fat, quitting bad habits, children, updates to computer programs when I just got the hang of the old version.  I do like some changes.  I like the feel of my new athletic shoes.  I like watching the Green Bay Packers pound the ball this season.  

Things are changing.  Life is like a river; the water is always flowing and moving.   Some objects are carried downstream.   Erosion happens.  In November, the days are getting shorter.  The nights are getting colder. 

Hebrews 13:8 says, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”  He does not change; so we can count on his faithfulness to his promises, and if you’re trusting Jesus for the forgiveness of your sin, He promises to be with you always (Matthew 28:20). 

But God does expect US to change our ways.  In Matthew 18:3, the Teacher said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”  Children tend to have a humble approach to life; children have to depend on others for food, clothing, shelter, transportation, love, attention, and nurture.  But some of us adults use negative words to describe others with whom we disagree.  Or we look down on those with less or who are different from us.  Jesus hung around with tax-collectors, prostitutes, drunks, and other sinners.  Do we spend time with others to help or share something with sinners?  Or do we ignore them?  

I was recently at a conference in which we were taught, nurtured, & encouraged to consider how we might change; we were given significant freedom in how to change.  I wrote a plan to change my life, and am seeking to incorporate those into my life.  Someone once said, You’re either changing, or you’re just getting older.

So do you want to change?  I hope you’ll trust the God of heaven and earth during this season.  If you’re already trusting Him, how do you believe the Master wants you to change?