On Change – Closing Thoughts

Greetings Dear Reader,

When change barges in without so much as a: “by your leave”.   We choose how we will deal with it.  We choose how we will believe.  We choose how we will treat others in the midst of change.

When the gritty sands born on the winds of change chafe the soul it is vital that I embrace my faith and following.  I may howl in protest and pain but I am still required to be an example.  I am still obligated to do what is right no matter the personal cost. 

If my faith is real then I must weather any wounds of change from red raw to scab to scar.  I must be good to others no matter where I am in the process.  I must listen to the good counsel of others.  If my let go of my wants and desires and follow. 

When change invades unwelcome, it can refine me into a better man.  I must always want that.  I must not harm anyone trying to control that which is out of my control.  I must have faith that things will unfold toward Christ if I do not interfere. 

What I possess, have, and enjoy is all a gift from God.  As Job said, “Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return to God. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.”  Anything beyond that is a blessing. 

The Things We Leave Behind – Michael Card

There sits Simon,

so foolishly wise

proudly he's tending his nets

Then Jesus calls,

and the boats drift away

all that he owns he forgets

More than the nets

he abandoned that day,

he found that his pride was soon drifting away

It's hard to imagine the freedom we find

from the things we leave behind

Matthew was mindful

of taking the tax,

pressing the people to pay

Hearing the call,

he responded in faith

followed the Light and the Way

Leaving the people

so puzzled he found,

the greed in his heart

was no longer around and

it's hard to imagine

the freedom we find

from the things

we leave behind

Every heart needs to be set free,

from possessions

that hold it so tight

'Cause freedom's not found in the things that we own,

It's the power

to do what is right

Jesus, our only possession,

giving becomes our delight

We can't imagine the freedom we find

from the things we leave behind

We show a love for the world in our lives

by worshipping goods we possess

Jesus has laid all our treasures aside

"love God above all the rest"

'Cause when we say 'no'

to the things of the world

we open our hearts

to the love of the Lord and

its hard to imagine

the freedom we find

from the things we leave behind

Oh, and it's hard to imagine

the freedom we find

from the things

we leave behind

Wishing you joy in the journey,

Aramis Thorn

Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”

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