Change

Change happens.  It is a simple truth of life.  Everything changes.  We do not have any choice in whether or not change will happen.  We do, however, have a choice on how we choose to embrace change.  We can attempt to fight it, being frustrated by it, or we can get in front of change influencing the process.

We live in the middle of a rural agricultural area that has many farmers who have embraced change.  Over the last twenty years the nature of farming has changed considerably.  So much so, that those who refused to embrace change are likely no longer farming at all. 

God is in the business of change.  While God is eternal and unchanging in nature, he is in the business of changing people.  It is called transformation.  God himself actually changed, without compromising his eternal nature, as he was born in a real human body.  As God became a man, God embraced a new manifestation of his presence while not changing the essence of who he is.  Jesus is the perfect representation of God.  God is in the business of transforming people to look more and more like Jesus.  So the hard question is, if we are adverse to change are we actually adverse to what God wants from us?

Growth brings change.  It is simply a fact.  We cannot grow in maturity in Christ and not change.  So why would we expect that the things of God should not change?  We should be surprised when things of God are not changing.  When churches remain the same as everything else in the world is changing, is that possibly an indication that the church is not listening to God?  I suggest that is exactly what is happening.