Change is Good

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Life is seasonal. There are seasons like winter, autumn, spring and summer. That is how it’s been and it will always be like that. When it comes to weather, we understand it perfectly well. When it is cold season, we put on heavy cloths to keep us warm because it fits the season. When the season is hot, we adjust our outfits. We put on lighter cloths suitable for the season. We do this easily and confidently without fear or worry because we understand the timing and the season, we are in.

In the same way, our life keeps on transitioning from one phase to the other. There are good times and hard times. Time for joy and time for sadness. Time to wait and time to grow. Very often, when we transition from one phase of life to the other, we are faced with doubt, fear, and anxiety. This is because we resist resist change.

When you transition from hot season to cold a season, you gear yourself with proper clothing to keep you warm during the cold season that is ahead of you. Without the proper gear, it would be very difficult to survive the hard weather. In the same way, when we transition from one season of life to the other, we need to understand that things are shifting. That we are moving from one season to the next. When you understand this, you then equip yourself with proper gear. Things that will help you get through the hard times. And the word of God is what you really need when transitioning through seasons.

Sometimes, God moves us from our comfort zone and into a different phase of life in order to grow us, to develop us, and to strengthen our faith in Him. It may be difficult but it is necessary. Whatever the season that God has you in, learn to enjoy where you are while on a journey to where He intends you to be. It is important to keep a good attitude while you are in the difficult seasons of your life. As it is said, “Growth and comfort don’t always coexist.”

When you feel afraid or unsure of the future, God encourages you to be “Be strong, vigorous, and very courageous. Be not afraid, neither be dismayed, for the Lord God is with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9). Do not be afraid or discouraged when you enter into a season of hardship, a season of pain or a season full of uncertainties for God is with you right now and will be with you throughout the season. He never changes. Put your trust and hope in God and He will carry you through.

The changes we dread most may contain our salvation. – Barbara Kingsolver.

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