Seasons Of Change- Part 2

Review

• Last week we discussed the best ways to respond to change, particularly changes that are and unwelcomed.
• There are also changes that are welcomed at one level, but also unwelcomed because we are not for them.
• In the last series, we discussed responding to change by clinging to the unchangeable: .
• In this series, we’re looking at how another important response to change is to changes ourselves.
• To make changes that create good for the long term, we must make changes that are .
• That means that when there’s a call to change, we must give consideration to all the ways we are in the world.
• For Christians, this means we approach changes with our , souls and bodies. (I Thessalonians 5:23)

• God wants all three parts of us to be change .
• Change in this context will always be richer, fuller and more than any other kind of change.
• What this means is that three things need to remain at the forefront of our consciousness: pray, , do.
• However, even this simple formula for change requires something far more fundamental, as the changes currently taking place in our world signal something .
• In the realm of physics, cosmic refers to things that encompass the entire .
• However, when I use the term, I don’t just mean it physically, I mean it spiritually—that is, everything under God’s domain (Colossians 1:12-17).
• There is an world ruled by Jesus and one ruled by Satan that are clashing with each other.

• What we’re currently seeing in our physical world is a of clash between invisible worlds (Hebrews 11:3).
• Jesus tells us what to look for as the of this clash draws near (Matthew 24:3-7 NKJV))
• Whether or not we can know for certain that the current global crisis is a specific precursor to the end, it should still be a signal to us that it is time to make some significant personal changes.
• There is a clear Scriptural in which natural disasters, large-scale global events, and socio-economic dishevel become invitations for people to turn to God.
• • Amos 4:6-14

© Joshua D. Smith, Ph.D., 2020