Adaptive

Change is interesting. It seems like the more we know that it is coming; that it's expected or at least planned, we seem to do better in our reactions and response. It might not always be change for the better, but the advance warning seems to at least soften the blow. However, I've noticed that over time (read: age), change seems less inviting.

Stability and familiarity lead to a level of comfort that is hard to willing disrupt. Likewise, when disrupted, it makes it harder to cope.

Kids and young people struggle as well, depending on the circumstance. But by and large, they adapt much quicker... and with more enthusiasm.

And I'm just wondering...

It seems, even in our walks of faith, for all of us, that with time and life experience, having witnessed all the incredible things God has accomplished, that we can be or seem more resistant to change than we should. Even when God's hand is in it, something inside us says, yeah, I'm not so sure. We know all believers go through this conversation. Yet somehow, we think pastors don't. Or at least not as much as we. And perhaps that's true.

Perhaps, though, just perhaps, they struggle with change more.

Remember this, greater resistance is often met with greater determination. Be careful which position you take, as it will vary for every issue of life.

Pray this #youthPastorWednesday, that pastors would recognize when God is work, making changes. Pray that pastors would not give in to the tempation to resist or hesitate to the working hand of God. May there be a continual spirit of obedience as they lead; setting an example that being adaptive to God's plan is a good thing, regardless of one's life experience and faith journey. May that experience not stand in the way of what's next in their ministry, but serve to enhance the journey as God leads them.

For the glory of God
And the cause of Jesus Christ
For future generations.

- PNC