The Long Way Up

This old gem of a blog post came from ten years ago when a slew of major life changes started taking place. Change is the only constant. The sooner we learn to adjust, the better will we be at adapting, adjusting, and innovating. - - - - - December 9, 2008 I had a conversation with my mother last week about my brother and sister-in-law starting a new life in New Zealand. We talked about them getting involved in the church there and how my sister-in-law has been saying that their fledgling congregation could use someone like me [down pride!]. I told my ma that my brother is the one who is needed in ministry there, that's why he's there. And she replies, "Well, he's still adjusting to life there." This got me to thinking last night while showering. "Isn't our life here on earth about adjustments anyway?" No matter how old or young we are, no matter how comfortable or uncomfortable our life situation may be, no matter how far ...

There are only two factors that remain constant in this life: CHANGE . And GOD . No matter how hard we try to avoid either, we will always collide with one or both. No matter how hard we deny these two truths, we will always find ourselves surrendering to them -- willingly or otherwise. Regardless of race, culture, political view, economic standing and religious affiliation, change and God will permeate and dominate every aspect of our human existence. IF WE LET THEM! CHANGE is inevitable . Like the seasons in nature, which take their turn coming and going -- winter, spring, summer, fall -- change may happen without asking our permission or taking into account our personal preferences. Change may often happen in cyclical fashion with a certain degree of predictability. All we can really do is prepare for them in anticipation of their arrival, and walk through them and make adjustments in response to the length of their stay. We can't escape change. CHANGE is indisp...