Category: Dealing With Changing Circumstances

Exodus 16:3 (NKJV) 3 And the children of Israel said to them, “Oh, that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat and when we ate bread to the full! For you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”

In our lifetimes, we will face challenges and changes that will be uncomfortable. It’s just a normal part of life.

Change is something that comes to us all in one way or another.

Sometimes that change comes in the form of some kind of loss.

Other times it may involve moving from a place that we’re intimately familiar with to a place we’ve never been, and we feel like a foreigner in a land where we know nothing.

There are many other ways that life can change as well.

When changes do come, it can really mess us up if we’re not walking closely with God and letting Him guide us through those changes.

Sometimes we long to go back to the period in our life before those changes came and made us feel like we had the wind knocked out of us.

The Israelites did this when they cursed Moses for leading them out of Egypt, as they cried for meat and bread to eat while longing for something familiar to hold onto.

They were actually willing to go back to being slaves in exchange for what they were familiar with.

Our human nature leads us to believe that going back will bring comfort.

In reality, it will do the opposite.

If we do try to go back, we will only feel more lost. And those lost feelings will make us feel more distant from God. We will usually also feel disappointed when we realize what we’ve done; turning from God’s path to pursue comfort instead of obedience.

This is why it’s critical for us to stay close to God, listening intently for His voice.

We need to heed His instructions and let Him walk us through each new thing, one step at a time.

Even though our minds may be racing with stress and anxiety, He will comfort us if we let Him.

And as we surrender our will to submit to His will, He will bring peace that will surpass our human understanding, allowing us to embrace the change and stop looking back.

Philippians 4:6-7 (NKJV) 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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