Henry Wadveworth Longfellow once wrote, “All things must change to something new, something strange.” As much as I want to disagree with the man, I must admit, he’s absolutely right. Growing up as an army brat, you would think that change and I are old familiar friends. And why wouldn’t it be this way? The army life is filled with change. Picking up and moving from a place that you’ve become accustomed, waving goodbye to friends you’ve grown to love, and memories are pretty hard; especially when you’re shy like me. Well let me rephrase, I can be shy when I first meet someone but after you get to know me, it’s smooth sailing from there.
After going through the “moving process” about five times, you would think I’d mastered the art of change right? So wrong. I take comfort in familiarity, which has made change my nemesis. Change and I have been going at it on the regular for as long as I can remember. I’ve always focused on the negatives that change brought, leaving old friends, going to a new school, and turning an unfamiliar house into a home. But I had to remember that every negative has a positive, and while change is difficult, it’s also necessary and productive. 2 Corinthians 5:7 says, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” Simply put, when we accept Christ as our Savior we are changed for the better. This just goes to show, that all change is not entirely bad. Graduating from high school, and pretty soon college is a change. Meeting new people is a change. Getting a promotion with a pay raise is a change. Strange and new things can be a blessing in disguise and instead of fighting against all change; we should look at it as an opportunity for God to shine. If things don’t change, they can’t grow. I think of roses. They start out as a seed.
The seed turns into a thorny bush. And before you know it, roses are blooming. often tell my friends when they’re going through a difficult change, “Everything will work out… I have a feeling.” If you’re a child of God, take comfort in knowing that everything will work out. Romans 8: 28 states, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”One major change that occurred recently for me was the passing of my grandpa. My grandpa’s departure from this world has brought much sadness. My grandpa has been a permanent fixture in my life and even though he is no longer in his earthly body he will always be a permanent fixture in my heart. I know that his body has been changed and he is no longer concerned with the things of this world. So while I mourn the loss of my dearly departed grandfather, I take comfort in knowing that he is experiencing a change like no other, a change that only Jesus can give if you accept Him as your Savior.
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