The Expediency Of Change

One thing in life we cannot change is change. Change is constant, no matter how much we try, change must occur. Look back at how you were 10 years ago, I bet you have changed intellectually, physically, emotionally and in your perception of life, I have. Pause and imagine for a moment, if you were exactly the same as you were 10 years ago, how would it be?

Despite the fact that change is inevitable, we must strive to create changes (and I mean good ones) in our lives and environment. Success in life largely depends on how well we change and adapt to the demands life throws at us. The almighty God creator of the heavens and earth was subject to change. God realized that the instructions he gave to Moses was producing little result, therefore he decided to send his begotten son Jesus Christ to bring about the change he so desires. If God can change, then so can you. All you may need to improve your situation could be just a little change in your appearance, character, thinking, habits, priorities and so on especially as a new year beckons.

Henry Ford learnt about change the hard way. In early 1900s, his manager William Cannuzi advised him that his model T car was getting out dated. Henry ford so cherished his model T that he sacked his manager and refused to change a bolt on it. William Cannuzi joined General Motors (GM) and helped build a better car than Ford's model T. General motors began to make more sales than Ford motors. Henry Ford realised this and made another model called Model A. It was however too late, General Motors had taken over the market. Ford motors was never able to recover even up till today.

The key to change is wisdom, wisdom is the result of the knowledge and understanding we have about a particular subject. Wisdom can only be gotten through continuous learning. In other words change is directly proportional to the amount of learning. The more we learn, the more the ability to change. It is high time we take learning more seriously. The best cellist Pablo Casals was asked on his 95th birthday why he still practiced 6 hours a day, he said, "because I think I am making progress".

Oswald J. Smith

A great revivalist Oswald J Smith learnt French and Spanish at 70 and ministered in french and Spanish until his death. What area of your life are you changing as you enter 2014?