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Change: A Necessary Part of Christian Living
To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
Ecclesiastes 3:1–8
When I look back on my long (too long!) life, it has been full of changes — many of which are similar to the famous verses above. There have been several career changes, marriage, motherhood, and health challenges such as breast cancer. I grew up in a dysfunctional family and experienced emotional and physical abuse at home and among my peers. I had to deal with low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and other fallout from a toxic past. To overcome these things, I had to make a lot of changes along the way.
Why We Hate Change
As human beings, we naturally resist change. We may want to do the right thing and follow…
