I have come to realize (with age & experience) that everything changes. Ready or not, here change comes. Change is constant. If you are not changing, I wonder if you are alive. Some things need to change; others are fine, but change anyway. People change, economy changes, weather changes, fashion & styles change.... Everything changes. Except for the Word of God. The delivery and execution may change, but His Word stands. Like a beacon of hope on the ever changing shores of our life, His Word remains. Our "coast line" may change because of the pull of the tide and time marching on... but there is comfort in knowing that the tide will continue to pull. It is almost like a challenge... Can you keep up with me? Can you remain unaffected while ever changing? Adapt or die. Ultimately, all we can control is how we react.
Sometimes we work hard to bring on a change. When people refuse to notice or acknowledge the change, it can hurt or cause you a momment of pause. The important thing is to embrace the change, knowing God is with you, and you can stand firm in Him even when the sand is moving under your feet. Do not allow the negative forces coming at you to change you in a negative way. Do not let life or the people in your life determine the flow of your life. Only God, and His Word. What I want to say is kind of hard to explain, so let me give an example using water and shorelines, since that seems to be the flavor of this blog.
In man's infinite wisdom (please read the sarcasm in my voice) he decided that the Mississippi River should not empty into the Gulf of Mexico where it was naturely flowing. They changed the course of the river by using levies and altered the flow of the river. If that was not enough, they decided to build a city where the river used to flow into the Gulf. Then man "mis-appropriated" funds instead of maintaining said levy. Then man wants to shake his fist at the heavens when the levy breaks, and the water wants to follow its natural flow. Catastrophy strikes. It is not God's fault, nor is it the River's fault that homes were flooded.
When we as people let other people determine the natural flow of our lives, no matter what their intentions, catastrophy can strike. When we trust God to help us make changes, He has the creative ability to completely alter our natural flow, not just fake it with levies. Also, when God helps us alter the flow, do not let yourself be tempted to go back and follow the old path. It is dry and barren, and only leads to catastrophy.
Stand firm in God's Word, let the tides come, and ride out the natural changes in life. God is faithful to keep you; and if you lose your way, God is a beacon to shine you back to where you belong.
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