Change Can Be a Good Thing

When I was in college, I had to take a class that gave us a psychological test that told us a few things about ourselves. One of those things I scored in the 99^th percentile on was change. Apparently, I don’t like change. I don’t like it a whole lot.

Well, I’d never considered that before, but since that test, I’ve often asked myself about it. Life isn’t supposed to remain stagnant. And certainly, ours hasn’t. I counted how many times we’ve moved in our married life. Fourteen times in fifty-one years, and I didn’t count two that were too convoluted to even think about here. And we’re not military. Well, hubby was in the Army Reserves and served his seven years, but we didn’t have to move for that.

Maybe that doesn’t seem like a lot to you, perhaps you’ve moved far more times. But back in our parents’ days, most people stayed put for over twenty or more years. J’s parents owned the home they purchased when he was only six-years-old until he was age fifty-eight. That’s a long time.

So, with those 14 moves for us, how did I cope? Did I remain the same?

The answer is absolutely not. We humans adapt to change whether or not we like change. The longest we lived anywhere was in the home in which we reared our four boys for the formative years of their lives. Twenty years.

Many changes occurred during those twenty years and the additional fourteen years since we moved from that home. But the moves and most things were physical changes.

The big question about change concerns our spiritual lives.

DID OUR FAITH REMAIN STAGNANT?

I’m happy to say it has not. Hubby and I have grown so much in our spiritual walk, especially in the past few years. Our faith is stronger than ever. We’ve learned we must pray about every little thing along with the big things. I’ve grown from a timid, lukewarm Christian (can you say Laodicea?) to the prayer warrior and encourager I am today.

None of those changes occurred without God guiding them. He miraculously took me to the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference in 2014 where I met fierce prayer warriors and encouragers. It was those people who poured into me, with whom I formed life-long friendships, who showed up in our darkest days to stand beside us in prayer and with encouraging words.

Today, I’m thankful to call myself encourager and prayer warrior.

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ALL BECAUSE OF HIM

And it’s all because of Him and the path He put before us. We couldn’t have foreseen all the places God would place us or all the people He would put in our paths. People who’ve made a difference in our lives. Family bonds that have grown stronger, some old friendships renewed, and many new friendships formed. And a new church home.

Friends, God can change you too. All you have to do is ask. Call on the name of Jesus. He sees you wherever you are, and He will hear you because He loves you so much, He died for you!

Sometimes, change is a very good thing.

Blessings, y’all.

I didn’t know this song.  The soloist is okay, but the words and the chorus are very good. So here it is. I pray it blesses you.