Chaplain Jeanne

Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect." (Romans 12:2 (NLT)

There was a man who shared with me that he left his church being quite upset due to some changes in the leadership. The music director, who did a good job according to him was let go, and due to that, his Sunday school teacher whom he really liked had left the church. Furthermore, he was unhappy that they had both already been replaced, and the new music director did a lot of songs that he did not know. As a result of all this, he had left the church and had not found one yet to attend.
Change is inevitable! There will be good changes, not so good changes, changes in methods, music, styles of worship, leadership and on and on. These things will happen and there is nothing that we can do about some of them. However, there is a change that must take place in our hearts in order for us to be able to seek the will of God amidst all this.
God wants to make us “new” inside. This does not mean we are born again in our mother’s womb or that we get a whole new body (wishful thinking). God wants to be first place in our lives and allow Him to direct us and help us be obedient to Him.
The customs of society will always change. But one thing we can know for sure is that we serve a God who does not change. He will transform your life and make you a new person in Christ, and will help you adapt when change does come your way. It surely will! Our utmost desire should be to please Him in the way we react and think no matter what goes on around us.
©Rev. Dr. Jeanne McIntosh June 26, 2011. All rights reserved.