the door to opportunity

When our actions reflect ruling passions that are based on biblical convictions, rather than on distortions of the truth, our change points become opportunities for showcasing the power of God. “There is a certain relief to change, even though it be from bad to worse. I have found in traveling in a stagecoach, that it is often a comfort to shift one’s position and be bruised in a new place.” But sometimes change does not make life easier. Is it possible to adapt to change joyfully? “Joy is a process, a journey – often muffled, sometimes detoured; a mystery in which we participate, not a product we can grasp. It grows and regenerates as we have the courage to let go and trust the process. Growth and joy are inhibited when we say “if only,” enhances when we realize that failures and difficulties are not only a critical part of the process, but are our very opportunities to grow.

Our lives are constantly changing, and with those changes many new opportunities and problems are emerging. Whether the change is one we have chosen or is one that we have no control over, it can be the door to an exciting adventure through which God can reshape the course of our lives.

A Little Black Pen