Embrace Change!

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” 

 (2 Corinthians 5:17)

This year we finally sold our old Jeep Cherokee. To my surprise, it impacted me much more deeply than I had anticipated. I had loved that old Jeep. It was a tough, well-built vehicle, which had carried us over many a back road and mountaintop without a whimper. Even though we regretted having to sell, it was beginning to reflect all the hard use we had put it through over the years, and it was time for a change.

It is important to understand the feelings we had for the old Jeep. Not all of us are willing to let go of the old things. A look at our cupboards, shelves and drawers will reveal the truth. Seldom are we willing to let go of the old ways. Change calls us to give up the old (the past) and accept the new (the present). We live in a changing world. The world changes, circumstances change and we change too.

Change is difficult for any of us to accept. In his book The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell writes, “we need to prepare ourselves for the possibility that sometimes big changes follow from small events and that some times these changes can happen very quickly.”

Many events in our lives bring change; births, deaths, marriage and sickness are some of them. The world changes, our circumstances change and we change too. Change is so much a part of us that the call to repentance, the born again experience, the daily renewal of our mind, the process of sanctification are all part of the whole spiritual transformation that are related to change.

Our creator calls us to create new ways of living. We know that God’s mercies are new every morning. (Lamentations 3:22, 23) We all hope for a new heaven and a new earth and the Lord who sits on the throne says “I am making everything new!” (Revelation 21: 5) The creator God wants us to be creative and reflect his image in our lives.

I can change, you can change; we all can change with God’s help so that lives and communities can be transformed through an encounter with Jesus Christ. Would you join me in the roller coaster ride of change?

Spend time today reflecting on how you can change and also become an agent of change.

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Merry Christmas!

 

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2012 has been an amazing year for Asia International Mission. We pause and reflect on the goodness of God as we imagine the smiling faces of the people whom God has granted us the privilege of serving. The message of the Gospel has penetrated the darkness of their world with its beacon of hope. We rejoice knowing that many people in India will be celebrating their first Christmas as believers. Many more will be hearing from their village pastors about the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

We can also imagine the faces of children that will be learning the Christmas story as they attend their local Christmas Pageants. All this was made possible by the generosity of our many friends. As we look toward the New Year, please considering giving a special gift so that our work with the lost and hurting of India may continue. Just click Here to donate through our secure server. Go Bless you.

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