Change

No matter what we do, there is one thing that we cannot change. And that is change itself. Everything in this world is constantly changing. That's just the way it is, and that's the way it will always be. No matter how bad we want some things to remain the same, they never do. You can fight it if you want, but you would just be fighting a battle that you cannot win. The only power we do have, is the way that we react to those changes. The bible tells us to remain positive, no matter what happens. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 "Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."
It seems that most of the time when something doesn't go our way, we want to soil up and find somebody to blame. We have to realize that when things go wrong, that leaves new opportunities for us to step up. We find a perfect example of this in the story of Job. Job was an upright man, who feared God and shunned evil, yet his entire world was changed for the worst. He lost everything that he had. His whole world had fallen apart. And what did he do? He got angry and blamed God. Little did he know what was really going on. God allowed him to be tested by Satan, because he held him in such high esteem.
As we go through changes and trials, we must realize the need to stay positive. James 1:2-4 says "My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing." There is a reason for these changes that we face. It is so that we can become perfect.
Satan told God that if he would change Job's world, Job would curse him. (Job 1:11). So let us ask ourselves, "If my world was changed for the worst, how would I respond?"
-Colton Scott

"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." -Reinhold Niebuhr