The Power of Change
Author and motivational speaker, John C. Maxwell, reminds and challenges us that
“Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.”
Wow! Who could have ever expected the changes we have seen in the last few months? In reading my morning devotional yesterday morning, which just so happened to be about change, Joyce Meyer pointed out that,
“We don’t mind change if we invite it, but when it comes uninvited, our emotions can easily flare up.”
Chuck and I found change to be relatively easy when we made the decision to move three years ago. Of course, there was a transition period, but because it was our choice we handled the bumps along the way more as an adventure than a burden.
When change comes uninvited, though, we can find ourselves kicking and screaming as we cling to what is known and comfortable to us.
As we all contemplate the changes that are happening around us I hope John C. Maxwell’s advice about growth makes us realize that we do have a choice as to how we respond to change.
We might treasure our past life more, and work toward regaining and appreciating that life. Or maybe we have reconsidered how we were living before, and want to initiate change on our own.
Either way hopefully we come out of this uncharted territory with a greater perspective on the power of change.
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