Facing Life’s Changes
When we face change we have to realize if we don’t Transition or Move On, facing life’s changes can be more difficult. Here is a raw truth about facing life’s changes…. Moving on means Letting Go!
Here is a simple look at Change…. It’s external such as a new job, a transfer, a new department reorganization, or a consolidation of departments. While Transition, well, its really an internal process. Transition is moving on and letting go of what was and embracing the new. I have learned that this one issue, “Change” can be found as the root of most personal issues within a community of people. Most people just don’t like change and don’t like to let go…. Most!
We must learn to transition to or adapt to the change. We must learn to let go, we must move on and let the change be a fresh season of new horizons for us. Lets walk through the process a bit.
Stage 1
Change can be exciting, scary, may even be difficult. Once we begin to move on or transition, questions will arise. Can I do this? What will happen next? Will this hurt? Will things ever be the same? First stage of change is what I call the “Ending of What Was.”
What happens? You get the news you are not going to be allowed to complete your job, matter of fact your job just came to an abrupt end. You may say it happened suddenly. Some of the typical emotional responses are: No way, you’re pulling my leg, right? You’re in shock for a few minutes as the reality of change sinks in. You quickly move to denial, then with lightning speed you get frustrated and angry. The beginning of a successful transition or moving on starts here in stage one, learning to identify what will be lost and then Letting Go! I will explain this more thoroughly next week.
This is only the introduction to this new series. We will go deeper and a bit longer next week. So concerning next week, we will take a journey with the man called Saul, who would become the man called Paul, as we look back at Stage 1 and move towards Stage 2 and 3 of Change and the importance of Moving On.
NLT | Ac 9:1 Meanwhile, Saul was uttering threats with every breath and was eager to kill the Lord’s followers. So he went to the high priest. 2 He requested letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, asking for their cooperation in the arrest of any followers of the Way he found there. He wanted to bring them—both men and women—back to Jerusalem in chains. 3 As he was approaching Damascus on this mission, a light from heaven suddenly shone down around him. 4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?” 5 “Who are you, lord?” Saul asked. And the voice replied, “I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting! 6 Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” 7 The men with Saul stood speechless, for they heard the sound of someone’s voice but saw no one! 8 Saul picked himself up off the ground, but when he opened his eyes he was blind. So his companions led him by the hand to Damascus. 9 He remained there blind for three days and did not eat or drink. 10 Now there was a believer in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, calling, “Ananias!” “Yes, Lord!” he replied. 11 The Lord said, “Go over to Straight Street, to the house of Judas. When you get there, ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying to me right now. 12 I have shown him a vision of a man named Ananias coming in and laying hands on him so he can see again.” 13 “But Lord,” exclaimed Ananias, “I’ve heard many people talk about the terrible things this man has done to the believers in Jerusalem! 14 And he is authorized by the leading priests to arrest everyone who calls upon your name.” 15 But the Lord said, “Go, for Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel. 16 And I will show him how much he must suffer for my name’s sake.” 17 So Ananias went and found Saul. He laid his hands on him and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road, has sent me so that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18 Instantly something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he got up and was baptized.
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