A Norvell Note
1-8-24 – Vol. 28 No. 2
Change
I recently discovered the song Change by Hootie and the Blowfish. This line sticks with me.
“As I grow old, one thing stays the same
Always waitin’ there to meet me is change.” [1]
Ain’t that the truth! Every day change waits for us.
The weather changes. Everywhere I’ve lived people say, “If you don’t like the weather, wait a little while, and it will change.” And it does.
Styles change. Some of today’s styles remind me of styles I saw and wore in the 70s. I’m glad some of those styles from the 70s changed. I hope some of today’s styles change.
People change. Sometimes, we like the change (maybe we prayed for it); sometimes, we don’t. Like it or not, people change.
Teams change. Teams make trades. Players get hurt. Players quit. Coaches get fired. Owners move teams.
We have changes in the workplace. New employees come, and other employees leave. Some change roles within the company.
Health changes. One message, one phone call, or one visit to the doctor can change our world forever.
Hootie expresses a familiar frustration in the song because changes greet us, but that is reality. Change waits for us every day. That is not going to change.
With change being such a constant in our lives, we need something solid and durable, someone we can depend on and rely on. Thankfully, we have that.
“Do you see what we’ve got? An unshakable kingdom! And do you see how thankful we must be? Not only thankful, but brimming with worship, deeply reverent before God. For God is not an indifferent bystander. He’s actively cleaning house, torching all that needs to burn, and he won’t quit until it’s all cleansed. God himself is Fire![2]
“For Jesus doesn’t change—yesterday, today, tomorrow, he’s always totally himself.”[3]
As you move through your day, change will greet you. Accept the changes. Embrace the changes. Change and grow with the changes. And hold on to the One who does not change.
Tom
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[1] (Songwriters: Lisa Jane Stansfield / Andy Morris / Ian Owen Devaney)
[2] Hewbrews 12:28,29
[3] Hebrews 13:8