Change Is for Your Good - God made everything on this planet seasonal. Things on earth never stay the same. Every moment of our lives, there is change, for good or for bad. Everything is changing, even when we can’t see or feel it. You are not the same as you used to be. But because God designed it and said it was good, we know that change is for our benefit. Change keeps us trusting God for the things we cannot understand. When change brings pain into our lives, it makes us depend on him. Change for the better in your walk with Jesus means you are becoming more like him

“As long as the earth remains, there will be planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night.” - Genesis 8:22 (NLT)

Change is unavoidable. 

We all know that — but we still often act surprised when things don’t stay the same.

When change happens, we can complain and grumble, get mad, and blame other people. 

We can even try to stop the inevitable change, as if we have any control. 

But things on earth never stay the same. Every moment of our lives, there is change, for good or for bad.

When God created the earth, this is one of the first things he said: “As long as the earth remains, there will be planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night” - (Genesis 8:22 NLT). 

In his perfect design, God made everything on this planet seasonal. 

Everything is changing, even when we can’t see or feel it. 

Your family isn’t the way it used to be. 

Your job isn’t the same as it used to be. 

You are not the same as you used to be.

But because God designed it and said it was good, we know that change is for our benefit. 

Change keeps us from becoming complacent and keeps us trusting God for the things we cannot understand. 

When change brings pain into our lives, it makes us depend on him. And change makes spiritual, physical, and emotional growth a natural part of life. 

Change for the better in your walk with Jesus means you are becoming more like him.

There is no growth without change. 

There is no change without loss. 

There is no loss without grief. 

And there is no grief without pain.

A person who wants to grow and be better but not go through the pain of change is like a woman saying, “I want to have a baby, but I don’t want to go through labor.” 

It isn’t going to happen! To bring new life into the world requires pain. 

To enjoy every good gift, we sometimes have to experience the painful change required to receive it.

Things change, but remember this: Change will not always be easy, and you might not always understand it. 

But whatever change God requires from you, you can be sure it is for your good.

Talk It Over

In what ways are you changing and growing for the better?

Why is it important to thank God in advance for how he is changing you, even when you’re not aware of it?

What change do you want to see God make in your life or in the life of someone you love? 

Have you asked him for it?

By Rick Warren

Daily Hope with Rick Warren

Rick Warren was born in San Jose, California and earned a Bachelor of Arts from California Baptist University, a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary. He and his wife Kay founded Saddleback Church when he was just 26 years old and he continues to serve as the senior pastor. To many, he is Pastor Rick, but to his church, he is Papa Rick—a voice of wisdom, hope, encouragement, and vision.

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Change My Heart, O God - YouTube

Change My Heart, O God - Joseph Garlington 

lyrics

Change my heart oh God
Make it ever true
Change my heart oh God
May I be like You

Change my heart oh God
Make it ever true
Change my heart oh God
May I be like You

You are the potter
I am the clay
Mold me and make me
This is what I pray

Change my heart oh God
Make it ever true
Change my heart oh God
May I be like You

Writer: Eddie Espinosa

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