Ever said that? Oh, I don’t need to address that issue today because I am not “there” yet. When I am closer to “there” I will change; I’ll change when I get there.
In the English language the word change can have many meanings each one depending upon its use in a sentence. If used as a verb with an object, it can mean to transform or convert, to transfer from one to another. For example when Jesus changed the water into wine, “ . . . and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine.” (John 2:9, NIV)
If used as a verb without an object, change can mean to become different, altered, or modified. I Samuel 10:6 says, “The Spirit of the Lord will come powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed into a different person.” (NIV)
Procrastination is not our friend. “Nevertheless, each person should live as a believer, in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them, just as God has called them.” (I Corinthians 7:17, NIV) Waiting until we are positioned properly in our own minds to make God inspired changes creates a dangerous pathway for the enemy of our soul to tread upon. In fact, it actually opens the gate for him to enter. King Jeroboam is a perfect example of disregarding heaven’s warning, “After this happened, Jeroboam kept on doing evil, recruiting priests for the forbidden shrines indiscriminately – anyone who wanted to could be a priest at one of the local shrines. This was the root sin of Jeroboam’s government. And it was this that ruined him.” (I Kings 13:33 The Message)
Our Heavenly Father does not desire changes within us merely for unnecessary alterations; He wants to transform us into something beautiful. As the caterpillar waits snuggly wrapped in its cocoon, so we should wait expectantly for the changes to come.
Metamorphosis is a spectacular event. The word "metamorphosis" derives from Greek μεταμόρφωσις, "transformation, transforming",[1] from μετα- (meta-), "change" + μορφή (morphe), "form".[2]
Is the process of change painful? It certainly can be; however, we have the ability to ease that pain by submitting ourselves mind, body, soul, and spirit into the Lord’s hands and trusting His guidance. “God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?” (Numbers 23:19 NIV)
The ultimate purpose of change is to produce something amazing. If we go back to the banquet at Cana we see exactly why Jesus chose to make that change. “What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory. . .” (John 2:11 NIV) This verse reveals the purpose of all God ordained change in our lives; so His glory can be revealed to the world. In the process, we are transformed into that beautiful butterfly that can now suddenly fly. My daughter’s phrase of “I’ll change when I get there,” becomes, “I am being changed for when I get there!”
1. ^ "Metamorphosis, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A, at Perseus". Perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
2. ^ "Online Etymology Dictionary". Etymonline.com. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
