WHY CHANGE IS INEVITABLE

Change is inevitable. It is like the weather. I faced this reality when our boys announced they were leaving our home.

I did not know how to handle my new role, “empty nester.” I once heard somebody say that change is beautiful; some people embrace it while others resist it. I had a choice, to embrace it or resist it.

Failure to embrace it has consequences such as stagnation, depression, and lack of purpose.

It is essential to know how to embrace change since it can come in many forms, such as a significant force like an earthquake or creep along incrementally like a cold. It can also come devastatingly, like loss, a failed relationship, or new opportunities.

Though embracing change is difficult, it is for our benefit. Succeeding in life requires significant change that will push us out of our comfort zone.

Improving our lives requires forcing ourselves to embrace difficult change with a positive attitude. For example, taking appropriate steps to break unhealthy friendships, get out of an abusive relationship, and challenge a mediocre life.

Change is in God’s control. “For I know the plans I have for you,”declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 NIV

Life without change can be flat with sameness, lacking adventure; it becomes boring practicing the same routine over and over.

Growth does not occur without change, and it is a transformational prerequisite to be like Christ without it.

God allows change in our lives as his way of nurturing and growing us. We should not be afraid because he knows everything, and all we need to do is to get rooted in his love and unfailing grace.

God has a plan for our lives, including change. Change is inevitable and necessary because it is in the intent and purpose of God for our lives.

Benefits of Embracing Change. Change becomes your teacher if you embrace it with an open mind without letting fear deter you from its course.

It brings in new opportunities for personal, mental, and spiritual growth while offering a chance to build new skills, sharpen old skills and spread your influence.

Change is adventurous. The adventure begins with embracing failure as a friend; by learning from it and denying fear an opportunity to hold you back.

The adventure eliminates stagnation, renews our strength, and builds resilience.

The story of an eagle illustrates this very well. I heard that an eagle can live up to seventy years, depending on its willingness to take an adventurous journey of change.

The eagle reaches a point where the beak becomes old, weak, and cannot attack its prey effectively.

The feathers also become old, and flight becomes difficult. The eagle, therefore, hits on a rock with its beak until it falls out, and it waits for it to grow back. Then it uses the new beak to remove the aging feathers, an adventure that takes courage and determination.

We need to emulate the eagle. It starts by taking an adventurous journey of removing old unhealthy, and destructive lifestyles that hinder our adventurous journey of positive change. We need to trust that God will renew our strength as we walk in every stage of evolution.

~Beatrice Ndura~

Mental Health Coach