Watching the Weather?

Who else is still waiting for things to return to normal? It's going to be a long futile wait. Things aren't ever going to be the same. Change happens. It is inevitable. Life goes on. It is how we deal with change that makes a difference. 

Don't be like Hem, in Spencer Johnson's parable, 'Who Moved My Cheese', who preferred to stay in his comfort zone, ignoring the reality of the situation, waiting for things to return to normal. He felt entitled and chose to remain in a cheeseless situation, instead of forging ahead to new horizons.

King Solomon admonishes, "Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant. If they watch every cloud, they never harvest" (Eccl 11:4, NLT). Don't be a weather watcher. There's no perfect timing. Changing times require a new mindset. This is the time to seize the moment, ride on the waves of time and make new discoveries.

Typically, we get fixated on the past. We get stuck in the nostalgia of how things used to be. It's the "good old days" mentality. Another wise counsel from Solomon says, "Don't long for "the good old days." This is not wise (Eccl 7:10). We get hemmed in by longing for the former days and we are blindsided from capturing a desirable future. 

Yes, we may be experiencing extreme and undesirable circumstances or situations. However, right in those circumstances is God's providence, to give us a future filled with hope. But we don't get it by sitting pretty, folding our hands and watching the cloud. We venture in faith into the maze of opportunities to posses the promise of possibilities.

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