Change is necessary

I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them. I will take away their stony, stubborn heart and give them a tender, responsive heart. (Ezekiel 11:19 NLT)

 I’ve heard and read many encouraging stories about the positive aspects of people’s experiences embracing the changes that come with aging. Well, now it’s my turn! I’m discovering the benefits of embracing change in new ways.
 With my health slowing me down, I was realizing that I couldn’t do as much as before, finally I began to understand that my restored health would depend on some lifestyle changes.
 I felt that Jesus had many things that He wanted me to learn by going slower, taking better care of myself, and developing some new work patterns.
 God cares for every area of our lives, and they all work together. They all need to be in a healthy state. Some areas where I needed an overhaul, or at least some “tweaking,” were my diet, exercise, sleep, and work habits. Also, I needed to make an effort to minimize the stresses that I’d allowed to build up.
 Change is necessary for progress and a normal and healthy part of my life. When I express my thanks to God for the changes that He has brought my way, I’m reconditioning my mind to look on them as good things to be thankful for. —Maria Fontaine [1]

 If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living. —Gail Sheehy (1936–2020)

[1] Activated Cashing In on Change