These past couple of weeks I have been faced with situations that I want to just give up. I have been faced with getting angry for no reason, at people. Reaction to who they are, as a person, and not necessary because they did something to offend me. I have be found that, all of these small things have reminded me that I need to change.
The word of God, in Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8 says:
1"There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven ~2 A time to give birth, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to uproot what is planted.
3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; A time to tear down, and a time to build up.
4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; A time to mourn, and a time to dance.
5 A time to throw stones, and a time to gather stones; A time to embrace, and a time to shun embracing.
6 A time to search, and a time to give up as lost; A time to keep, and a time to throw away.
7 A time to tear apart, and a time to sew together; A time to be silent, and a time to speak.
8 A time to love, and a time to hate; A time for war, and a time for peace.
They forgot to mention about personal changes. What I mean is that, sometimes, we get in our heads that phrase "be the change that you want to see in the world" and we keep pushing and pushing. In the process, we become hard to everything that (we think) goes against our goal. We forget that there is a thousand different ways to reach our goal.
So, yes, there is a time for everything under the sun. A time to "be the change" and a time to "be changed". I have realized that I need to change my perspective. To be softer, be a better listener, a better friend. Otherwise, how can I be the change if everyone around me thinks that I'm too hard, too insensitive? That I don't care about them? How can I show love if I don't know what it looks like? Have never felt it? How can I know what to rejoice about if there is no good news to celebrate?
These good news come in so many different ways: The birth of a child. The love between a man and woman. A butterfly flapping her wings against the breeze. A raise at work or the fact that you still have a job, at all. The rekindling of a long lost relationship. Forgiveness. These are things that need time, in order to happen, but, also, people to be open to these changes.
So, are you open to be changed or are you stuck on being the one causing the change? Not forgetting that we need a balance of both and a ear open to Holy Spirit, to lead us where ever He might want us to go. I hope that, along with me, you can seek God about being molded, by Him, in order to better reflect His glory.
Your Sister in Christ,
Priscila Oliveira
So, yes, there is a time for everything under the sun. A time to "be the change" and a time to "be changed". I have realized that I need to change my perspective. To be softer, be a better listener, a better friend. Otherwise, how can I be the change if everyone around me thinks that I'm too hard, too insensitive? That I don't care about them? How can I show love if I don't know what it looks like? Have never felt it? How can I know what to rejoice about if there is no good news to celebrate?
These good news come in so many different ways: The birth of a child. The love between a man and woman. A butterfly flapping her wings against the breeze. A raise at work or the fact that you still have a job, at all. The rekindling of a long lost relationship. Forgiveness. These are things that need time, in order to happen, but, also, people to be open to these changes.
So, are you open to be changed or are you stuck on being the one causing the change? Not forgetting that we need a balance of both and a ear open to Holy Spirit, to lead us where ever He might want us to go. I hope that, along with me, you can seek God about being molded, by Him, in order to better reflect His glory.
Your Sister in Christ,
Priscila Oliveira
