I’m not sure I know many people who like change. In fact, a lot of people have difficulty with change at all. Whether we like it or not transitions come into our lives all the time.
The word transition means, ‘Passing from one place to another.’ It is a change that occurs on the outward. Like moving from one city to another, or getting married, having a baby, going off to college, etc.
There are a couple of ways transitions can come into our lives.
One way is by the personal choices we make. We make choices every day...good and bad.
Another way is by the choices others make. These transitions are out of our control. And more times than not they come unexpected, uninvited, and unwanted. And there is nothing we can do about it.
Growing up my mother would always tell me, “The choices you make will not only affect you, Cindy, they also affect those around you.” It took me some time to realize the full impact of that statement. But how true it is.
Now, the word transformation means, “Total Change”. It’s a change that happens on the inside of us. It's like the transformation that takes place when a caterpillar turns into a butterfly. What a beautiful out come!
I truly believe that God will use every transition that comes into our life to draw us closer to Him. That is, if we will allow them to. He does not cause bad things to happen, but He will use them to make us a stronger person who can bring glory to Him. He will take us through the process of being Totally Change for the better.
In 1999 something happened in our family that totally caught me off guard. In a matter of seconds my whole world was turned upside down. Not because of something I had done but because of a choice someone I love dearly made.
A transition that quickly moved me from one direction to another in a matter of seconds. For the next five years I found myself undergoing a deep transformation process. It was not easy! In fact it was one of the hardest things I have ever faced in my life.
Some things I have learned about Transitions and Transformation
1. Transitions Will Come
Transitions are going to come, one way or another. They will altar our journey in a direction we may not wanted to travel.
2. Transition Will Transform Us
We will be transformed by the transitions that come unto our life. However, what we are transformed into is up to us. We can choose to become bitter or better.
3. We can always turn to God
2 Corinthians 1:3-4, in the New Testament says:
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles...
I can’t tell you how many times I read and re-read these verses. Turning to God caused me to trust Him more than ever before. Turning to Him not only gave me the comfort I needed each day but HOPE knowing that He was working in the situation.
4. What’s on the inside will show up on the outside.
Some people can be read like a book just by looking at their faces. If our heart is filled with pain and suffering it will show up on our face. In the same way, if our heart is filled with joy, and peace that too will show up.
I pray for you today. No matter what transition has come into your life may you find the comfort, peace and HOPE that comes through Jesus Christ. May you run to Him and allow Him bring about a ‘total change’ in your life that will make you a better person, not a bitter person.
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