Everyone’s blogging about change. It’s the new year and the time to set some goals. Since I’ve already posted mine for the year, and the chocolate one is working out just fine, (j/k) I thought I’d share a few friend’s goals. (Bloggers and otherwise) Adam wants to write, Mike wants to tackle childhood obesity and other major issues, Ed wants financial peace, Laurie wants to lose weight, and I want all of the above.
Change…That word alone sends chills down the spines of good church folk. I like that. I want to be more challenging of the status quo. Repeat after me…Change is good. Now louder…CHANGE IS GOOD! How boring would life be if nothing ever changed? I just accidentally misspelled good and it still made sense. Change is God! I know, the Bible says He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. I’m talking about the change He brings about in us. I for one am very thankful I’m not the same person I was a year ago, or ten years ago. I’ve been chatting on line with an old college friend for the past few days, and we’ve both made it a point to say we’ve changed since college. Why is that so important for me to let people know that? I wasn’t a bad person then…I was and still am pretty likeable.
I once read that God loves us just the way we are, but loves us too much to let us stay that way. It makes sense to me.
My college suite-mate Michelle is a song writer. She wrote a song with the words, “all I know is I’m not the way I used to be…or wish to stay”
“Change is in the air” is another common phrase. Change, we all talk about it, why do we fear it? Is it a lack of control? Are we afraid that others may not like our changes? Maybe it’s that we don’t want to lose our comfy spot – in church or in life. In the blogs I’ve read today, everyone seems to be embracing change as it comes. I don’t see that played out very often, so that encourages and challenges me. I’m thankful God has changed my life!
If I wore a neon sign around my neck that reads “The New and Improved Niki” would that be too subtle?
Sometimes I Write 
In considering the fear most church-goers have with “change”, I keep wondering if a semantic shift might help us out. I love the word “transformation” and think it would be tougher for those afraid of change to be opposed to continuing transformation. I realize this probably won’t work, but it’s worth a shot; maybe by keeping that verbage on my lips it will catch on somewhere and more will realize that we are becoming and not already there.
By the way, great pictures!
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you just never know who might post a comment on your blog. š as for me, change comes pretty easily. i change my mind about stuff all the time. but i think that has more to do with my indecisive character than with my openness to the leading of God’s Spirit. perhaps both of those personal characteristics need to change. happy new year! tell your big goofy husband hi for me. i miss you guys.
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You’re right Adam, transformation is a GREAT word. It makes me think of butterflies. I’m not trying to be funny, it really does. I have a butterfly pin that came with a scripture card that has the verse about being a new creation in Christ. I also like the verse about conformity vs. transformation in Romans 12:2. I chose the word change on purpose…to make people think, which you obviously do. Thanks for challenging me to think too.
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