Its inevitable, the words of agent smith in the matrix movie. He was talking about purpose but he was also talking about change.
A few sundays ago there was a guest speaking talking about the same thing.
I just had a thought that i put down and right after that i heard the song from the movie wall*e talking about change and at that point i couldn't ignore it anymore.
Its all around us, in live, in people in places and landscape in our selves, the way we think, the way we react. Hopefully we have changed, and hopefully the change is for the better.
People come and go thats a reality of live. Once upon a time i was not in malaysia and contrary to what most people think i am not from kuching although i consider it my second home of sorts because of the people i know there and the warm fellowship i enjoy there. So its no wonder why every chance i get i want to go back but one day there may be no going back. I may not be here, i may be far far away maybe back to my home. And even though its where i'm from its a big change because i've lived most of my adult life outside the country of my birth and have become accustom to the things here, and the way of life here that i have lost touch of what it means to be nigerian in some sense. Thats a change.
We make friends and the beginning are always tricky and awkward but through time and chance and whatever effort we put in, it happens and in a few years you become close and then the time comes for parting and what has awkward becomes a difficult ordeal. But people will come and people will go, thats the reality of life. So its not so much the friends you lose to time and proximity but more towards the challenge of facing the possible tricky and awkward again.
I didn't want to bring this up but what would this blog be if it didn't reach the personal level? In the course of our lives we meet people who at first are strangers but something happens and we begin to spend time with them and they grow on us and then we take a chance on love as they say and see how the relationship leads and find out its wonderful for the most part. Its great that you have that special someone but then it comes to an end. How do you deal with that? Do you throw you gloves down and say thats it, i'm done. No more? How do you deal with that. I know a few people who are in this situation, and just thinking, back i feel sad at all the promising relationships that come to an end for some and a pause for others but how do you deal with this kind of change?
Curtin has this slogan, "look ever forward" and i have mentioned that it is very biblical. I'm not sure if who ever came up with the slogan had Paul in mind but Paul said something similar in philippians. Pressing on to what is ahead, forgetting what is behind... sounds like a good plan. What i believe is that no matter how good something is, there's always something better. This is not to say you take what you have for granted thinking there's always something better but to be the best steward of what you have and if for some reason things don't go as you wish, cry if you have to, mourn if you have to. But make a decision to move on, to enjoy your life, to be the best man or woman you can be, the do those things you never had the chance to do. But in all things glorifying God because He is good, pure good.
I think change in a way is a test from God to see how we react to new thing, maybe its a way for him to get us moving, not getting too comfortable in one spot, lifting us up into higher places of faith and dependance. The israelites where in the desert being fed with manna and the day came when God stopped providing manna and let them work for their food. Elijah was with Elisha and the day came when Elijah had to go away and Elisha had to stay and be the prophet. There was a day when Mary was just a good godly woman but the day came when she would become pregnant before she was married. I think i've made my point but just in case, change is inevitable. Its not always a bad thing, its not always comfortable but it brings us to a better place if we have the right attitude and continue to trust God.