Lately, I've been hearing people state the need or desire for change in their lives. While, they make these statements, I rarely see any action behind those desires. You know what I'm talking about: "I need to lose weight...yet I can't resist this big fat donut with a large cup of coffee" or better yet "I want to make more money...but I am just too afraid to make a move". The actions or lack thereof contradict what is perceived as a strong want or desire. What I'm trying to say is that most of us desire change but don't desire the work necessary to make the changes. Nothing just happens! Change just doesn't happen. If you desire to have a better this or more successful that, then we must be willing to sacrifice this or resist that.I would argue that we need more than just change.
In the Webster's Dictionary, change means to cause to be different and transform means to change the appearance of. That is powerful! We don't need change - we need transformation. God commands us, "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable (Romans 12:2). In order for you and me to know God's will we must renew our minds so that we depend on God to lead us.
Change can be superficial...inconsistent...unreliable. Change is subjective. Change is in the eye of the beholder. However, transformation is lasting because God is changing the way we look at a situation.
We don't need change in our lives - we need transformation. We need to have our lives radically turned in a new direction. There is only one person who can do that and that is GOD.
I challenge you to see as God sees. We can tend to move too fast when things are painful, but you might just be exactly where God has placed you. While you're in the storm, don't wait on change...wait on God!
