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The Waves of Change

I often hear older people talk about the "good old days" or "back in my day" and they wish that things would go back to the way they were back then. That will never happen. And sadly, many of us in the millennial generation may even make the same statements one day, if we haven't already.  A.W. Tozer said this, "Regardless of where you look these days, change is inevitable. Things are not what they once were. I am not one that bemoans the past for the simple reason that the past was not as good as we remember."

People, technology, industry, work, laws, morals, relationships, social media, privacy and so many other things will always be changing. If you want to survive the storms of change in your life you must have some constant that holds you on course.  There is only one things that never changes, that has never had to change because He has always been good and perfect - God.  Malachi 3:6 reads, "For I the Lord do not change..."  We all need something, better yet someone, to keep us on course and help us in this life.  Don't choose what we are bombarded with by TV, social media, and people.  Choose God.

Why God?  Numbers 23:19 says, "God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind.  Has he said, and will he not do it?  Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?"  To be honest, I haven't always been a fan of the Old Testament.  Some of the rules and readings there weren't what I wanted to hear so I focused on the New Testament writings more.  However, as I've studied more, those old promises that God delivered on are what strengthen my faith even more.  God was not different before He sent his Son and He has not been different since He sent his Son.  He has always loved the entire world (John 3:16) and He will continue to do so. 

So be careful that you don't misremember the past.  Those nights out were hard on your body, that job/class wasn't that easy, and that girl probably wasn't as pretty as you remember.  No matter what your past may be, there is one who can take it and turn it into something beautiful.  Will you place your faith in the rock of Jesus Christ today and allow him to hold your future through these waves of change?
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