But, I Don’t Like Change!
What is it about change that makes us uneasy? Why do we often prefer that things would not change? Indeed, there is something about sameness that is rather appealing to us, but why? These kinds of questions demand hard thinking. After all, pursuing answers to questions such as these just may reveal that change (there, I said it!) is necessary. The past year has been marked by significant changes in my own life, and these changes have given me reason to pause and consider what the Lord would have me learn from them. As followers of Jesus, we need not fear change, whether great or small. I will give two reasons why we fear change and then explain why these fears need not be a part of the Christian’s life. First, we fear change because we are comfortable with our routine. Surely, you’ve heard it said, “We’re creatures of habit!” When change is introduced to our daily activity we sometimes grow anxious because our routine has been disrupted. Second, we fear change because we fear...