"Ironic"

Last night was the last class of "Perspectives" for the year. I had to laugh when the speaker got up and started talking about "Change." Funny, God. Here I'd just been bemoaning change earlier in the day, and then God blatantly confronts my attitude. This is, in effect, the message I heard:

God is the Initiator of change. Ever since the Fall in the Beginning, God has been at work, changing hearts, turning people away from evil and unto Himself. His desire is that we might know the newness of life that comes from Him. There can be no newness without change.

And so, we are left with a choice: Will we be victims or agents of change? Will we react to every detour, every rut, every stumbling stone in the path with doubt and self-pity? Is God not good? Does He not "work all things together for the good of those who love Him?" Does He not have our best in mind?

Yes, He is. Yes, He does.

This journey is but a chapter in Christ's story of transformation - transformation of our hearts of stone into hearts of flesh. He is changing us to be more like Him. May we choose to be joyful participants in this journey, no matter how rough the road may become. The destination is truly worth it all!