Will change really do us good?

The Thought

Many people struggle with the idea of change. I know I do. Change knows how to provoke the fight or flight response in us. Am I ready? Is this really happening? What will happen next? How will I know if this the right kind of change?

Jesus lets us know the answer to whether change is good or bad with His life. He was constantly moving. Going. CHANGING. He spoke to everyone. He ministered to everyone. He touched everyone’s heart. He loved everyone.

The challenge

When everyone is involved, we have to change and evolve. We are now His hands and feet. We must be willing to minister to all that we meet as He did in His brief time on Earth. And to do that, we must be willing to get our feet, hands, and most importantly, our hearts moving and changing. Different people, different needs.  Are you ready to evolve like Christ did so you can address the needs you are surrounded by? It’s no accident that these things are to your right and left or that they lay above or below you. God is quite intentional. Let’s try to be intentional, too. Let God change you. Let Him adapt you to what you’re surrounded by. Let Him mold and shape you in the unique way that (a) only He can, and (b) only YOU are intended to be shaped. Remember that He is creating you for a role nobody else can fill. Embrace it. Live it. When struggle presents itself, lift it. Sacrifice it. Above all of this, LOVE IT.

The scripture

“For if we are out of our minds, it is for God; if we are rational, it is for you. For the love of Christ impels us, once we have come to the conviction that one died for all; therefore, all have died.”

-2 Corinthians 5: 13-14

 

“So whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come.”

-2 Corinthians 5:17

Read on here: http://www.usccb.org/bible/2corinthians/5