People Change Too

One way to know when adjustments are needed is to periodically do assessments of what was and what is. For example, in my marriage from time to time my wife and I will go on more frequent dates during these seasons. We explore each other’s lives again and discuss who we’ve become. As a result, we’ve learned that one of the most lethal toxins to 0ur relationship is predictability.Keeping our life together fresh means not taking each other for granted or assuming what used to bring each other joy is still the same. Open mindedness, giving each other the right to grow and change, helps us not to grow apart as we age and evolve. Relearning what you thought you knew well is important in every facet of life. Anytime you assess someone by who that person was without considering who she or he has become. You are setting yourself up for failure. People change. They evolved. Everyone grows and develops. We all want to be used at our highest capacity. Stability and security are important, but not at the expense of vibrancy and volatility. Personal growth in others should be welcome even if it stretches us to grow ourselves. When we mature, evidence should show we are in a different phase in Jesus.

SCRIPTURE
1 Corinthians 13:11
When I was a child, I spake as a child. I understood as a child. I thought as a child, but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

PRAYER
Awesome God, I affirm that people change and commit myself to always be an observant student of people with whom I am in relationshipswith. Give me the will to evaluate when a method needs to be changed and the courage to act upon my observations.In Jesus Name. Amen.

Pastor Bruce Carter