Change

When President Obama was running for office his slogan was CHANGE. Obama had a dream or a vision to CHANGE the United States of America. Today some will argue that they haven't seen President Obama make any change & if he did it was for the worse. Some would argue the exact opposite because President Obama being a man of African decent is change enough. Now I am definitely not one to talk politics so please take this lightly, because my subject is not about President Obama but PEOPLE in general! 

I agree with the fact that it was time for a change then just like it's time for a change now. We are used to doing, being, seeing, & believing things one certain way all of our lives that once any little change occurs (even minor ones) we are frustrated, uncomfortable, & most often times afraid! But why? Change is apart of life. Nothing should stay the same forever. There should always be a desire for more & improvement. & within ourselves. 

Each & everyday we are given life and breath there's an opportunity for us to change & grow. Maturity doesn't come with age that's why it's necessary for change. You should not be 25 thinking, doing, & saying the same things you were doing at the age of 18! You need to CHANGE! It amazes me, each & everyday how we claim to be grown & to be adults but still behave very much like our younger peers. & what's worse is seeing a child act more mature than some adults. Let me say change is a PROCESS! It's not something that comes overnight. But as the songwriter wrote, "Change will come." & I'd like to add...when you are ready! 

So often you hear people talking about how they want to change, they want to stop doing this or that but where's the action behind the talking! Talk is cheap! Very cheap..2 for a dollar..Dollar Tree cheap! So how about less talking & more doing! First of all, CHANGE STARTS ON THE INSIDE! Change begins in your heart & mind before it turns physical. There is something within that is triggered to say okay "Enough is Enough, I'm tired of this, & I want more!" At that moment when you are sincere & God hears you, He's ready! He's been ready to step in. But if you've been playing about changing & not really sure then He just sits back & waits for you. See God is a gentlemen & He's patient. Even tho He's been ready for you to change, He's not going to pressure you or force you into anything that you don't want to do. (Isn't that sweet..guys take notes :)) But as soon as that inner bulb comes on to awaken you God gets ready to spring into action. Now are you ready? 

Like I said before, change is a process. Just like when you bake a cake there is a certain process that you go thru. When you are applying for a job, there is a process. God is a God of process. So everything under the sun is in some way a process. God isn't into confusion & disorder so He created us & this world that way so there would be a divine order & that in Him, we could learn to understand it. The process to change does not have an expiration date that says, "Change before...whatever date." Should there be changes made in your life before you die...ABSOLUTELY! But is God saying, "If they don't change before this day that I'll throw them away" like we throw old bread & food away. NO! God is loving & caring. No matter what we do or don't do His love for us remains the same. 

So don't try to compare & compete with someone else's process. If you just started working on yourself for yourself, don't look at the person who's been doing the same thing 3 years earlier & expect to be where he/she is & doing what he/she is doing. Every process is different! Just like 2 people from 2 different cultures baking the same cake with the same ingredients, their own personal process for baking the cake is more than likely gonna be different. God didn't create us the same for a reason. Just like our process to become who we are created to be are different for a reason. The calling & anointing over your life may be different from mines & because of it we each have our very own process to go thru to fulfill our purpose & to walk in our destiny. "You just do you & I'ma do me!"

Does change ever stop? Do you ever stop growing? Those are questions that are easily answered by observing the world & things around us. Nothing should stay the same forever. The only unchanging thing that I know of is God's unchanging hand. So because we know that we have a loving, patient, caring, Father who's hand we can hold on to we should never be afraid of change. Especially for the better! & even if it seems like the change in front of us is for the worse we have to keep in mind Romans 8:28. 

There is nothing under the sun that God isn't willing & ready to handle. He just needs your changing hand to fit into His unchanging hand.