This year, I pray that the accomplishment of His purpose and plan for us will not be denied us in Jesus’ name.
This month, I will be teaching on “Preparing for a Change“. Why do we need to prepare for a change? Amongst other things, as you journey through the year, this teaching will help you manage change in your entire life, by enabling you to transition smoothly from the old professional niche to a new one.
Life is actually timed! On the other hand, time is life. This explains the reason for the popular phrase “life time.” Life is tied to time. In essence, it means the way you handle your time is a pointer to the way you handle your life. To waste time is to waste life, and to invest time is to invest life. God’s Word says: Redeeming the time, because the days are evil (Ephesians 5:16).
A transition interval is a period of time to assess the impact of the change on your life, to regroup, and to develop a clearer perspective of the situation, your reactions, and needed decisions. Change often results in uneasy feelings, even with changes you initiate or believe are positive, because the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak(Matthew 26:41). You must of necessity possess a peculiar mentality, if you must go for a change. Until you possess this mentality, you could well remain in bondage of stagnation for the rest of your life.
Firstly, it is important to note that you are not opportune to see another year or many more years ahead of you by chance. God designed a definite programme for your life this year. If you refuse to take the responsibility of preparing for the change required, then your present way of life may not match the fulfilment of His agenda for your life.
Everything on earth is designed to function according to times and seasons. God’s Word says: To every thing there is a season… (Eccl. 3:1). The sun, for instance, rises from the east at a certain time of the day, and it must of a necessity change direction, heading towards the west as the day progresses, and then sets ultimately as it is designed to do. This clearly means that the programme of your life and my life are in phases, and as long as the earth remains, different seasons of life will warrant change at every point in time.
God is awesome! Certainly, life is designed of God to be in phases and not static. He causes new things to spring forth on a ‘now’ basis. God’s Word says: Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; (Isaiah 43:19). Even faith, by which we live, is a ‘now’ substance, according to Hebrews 11:1, which says: Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Being where you are today is just one of the seasons of life, and unless effectively and maximally utilized, it fizzles away so fast, and can never be recaptured.
Many, who are older in life, end up regretting how they handled their years of existence. They lamented ever being adamant with the way they had lived their lives, even when there was room for them to make the change it requires, but didn’t.
While preparing for a change, and to be sure of how positive the change will affect your life, you can ask yourself: Am I indeed ready to take up the responsibility of the change God’s agenda for my life this year deserves? By so doing, you will realize that it is only with God that a positive change can be handled effectively and efficiently.
It is very easy for you to crave for a change but too difficult to put together the transition by your own power. When you accept Jesus Christ as your personal Saviour, then and only then, can you achieve the change you long crave for. Therefore, if you are set to receive Jesus now, say this prayer of faith: Dear Lord, I come to You today. I am a sinner. Forgive me my sins. Cleanse me with Your precious Blood. I accept You as my Lord and Saviour. Now I know I am born again!
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