A Goody From Woody

Over the Christmas break my son-in-law, Pastor Scott Luck, told me a great equation. “Change of place plus change of pace equals a change of perspective.” (He had heard that from a pastor.) How very true and appropriate the statement is. As we begin 2010, we do not want to be thinking and acting the way we did at certain times in 2009. Many times we can look back and say, “I should not have been thinking that or doing that or even saying something unkind or not Christ-like.” All the more reason to remind ourselves and others, “God does not change” (Mal. 3:6) but He expects us to change daily!

Consider these changes for 2010:

1) What you need to give up in 2010 “change of place” to put you in a different place. Stopping TV watching or you fill in the blank, and start a Bible study or read a new book to show you a different understanding of life from God’s perspective.

2) Perhaps you need to give up a relationship that does not honor Christ. Any person that hinders your “pace” for Christ needs to be evaluated in sincere prayer. Are they influencing you for Christ or vice versa.

3) Lastly, remember time is important! We only get 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You can’t do everything. Remember what the great Christian missionary martyr, Jim Elliot, wrote shortly before his death? “Only One Life, Twill Soon Be Past, Only What's Done For Christ Will Last.”

Ponder these thoughts about change - your change - no one can to it for you. It’s only you. “Change of place + change of pace = a change of perspective.” Change now for the glory of God and your benefits.

God bless,
Woody