What Is Required for Making Transitions Successful?

Making significant transitions in life is difficult because any change demands concentration and dedication for a new way of thinking and behaving if a perspective change is to bring success. We often feel hopeful and excited that life will be better.

The responsibilities that come with a transitional moment may seem frightening because the future is not always clear. Imagine Jesus leaving  his job at Joseph’s carpenter shop, where he had worked since childhood, to secure his destiny as the Messiah and Savior of all mankind.

Here are some practical ways to rise to the level of your high calling. Nurture yourself with the thought that God designed you for a remarkable future that is yours to discover.

Throw off old behavior patterns that are a deterrent to living up to that higher calling. Continuously seek knowledge, wisdom, and guidance from God’s people and God’s word.  

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“Watch for the new thing I am going to do. It is happening already – you can see it now!” “I am the Lord who created you; from the time you were born I have helped you. Do not be afraid; you are my servant.” 

~Isaiah 43:19; 44:2 Good News Bible

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Life Demands Necessary Adjustments

 When you consider a cutting edge, it could refer to a knife, a saw blade, or any tool used for shaping or carving. The laser beam is a prime example of cutting-edge technology. It is used for numerous surgeries and military weapons, but the extent of its applications is yet to be discovered.

Cutting-edge technologies encompass every facet of science, including the complexities of the universe. Consider the James Webb telescope and its laser-focused sight that keeps it in alignment. Eventually, unimagined innovations will reach out and touch us as we experience future cutting-edge technologies.

Such challenges test our character strengths to determine if we have the flexibility to make the necessary adjustments life demands. Listen to Psalm 53:3. “When I am afraid, I will put my confidence in you. Yes, I will trust in your promises, O Lord my God.” What better way to live up against the cutting edge of every challenge life presents?  

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“Forget the things that happened in the past. Do not keep on thinking about them. See, I am about to do something new. It is beginning to happen even now. Don’t you see it coming? I am going to make a way for you to go through the desert. I will make streams of water in the dry and empty land.”

~Isaiah 43:18-19 New International Reader’s Version 

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Hope for a Better Tomorrow

Every individual needs to change and mature in some area of their life. Deciding to change is indicative of imperfections and weaknesses. The chance for a new beginning and a fresh start encourages making some needed changes. While the past may have been painful, it doesn't have to determine your future.

Faith and hope for a better tomorrow give life vitality. Seeing change though to fruition is dependent on believing your efforts are blessed by God. How can this be known? If what you are attempting brings honor to God and you give him credit for what is accomplished, then he will bless your hard work.

So change must be a commitment to God’s purposes for you. Sabotaging yourself is difficult to avoid, but as you continually permit God to empower you to make a new start, success can be achieved. The Apostle Paul proclaimed, “I can do all things through Christ Jesus who gives me strength.” This can be your confidence.        

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The Lord said: Forget what happened long ago! Don’t think about the past. I am creating something new. There it is! Do you see it? I have put roads in deserts, streams in thirsty lands.

~Isaiah 43:18-19 Contemporary English Version

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Believe God's Promises – Move Forward

While I was serving in the military just after high school, I realized I needed a college education. I was ready to make this new beginning but discovered there were complications that had to be confronted. When the Israelites were confronted with what seemed impossible to overcome, fear overtook them.

In that critical moment God said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Command these people to start moving.” Before God performed what was an astounding miracle, the Israelites had to start moving toward what seemed like an immoveable barrier, but only then was God willing to intervene and save them.

Moses believed God's promise and set an example of faith for the fearful Hebrews. Moses was fearful, but he went forward and did as God instructed even though the obstacles seemed impossible. If it's time for you to move forward, God will empower you to move toward your objective. “For God has not given you a spirit of fear, but of love, power and self-control.”

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But the Lord says, “Do not cling to events of the past or dwell on what happened long ago. Watch for the new thing I am going to do. It is happening already – you can see it now! I will make a road through the wilderness and give you streams of water there.”

~Isaiah 43:18-19 Good News Bible

 

So I do concentrate on this: I forget all that lies behind me and with hands outstretched to whatever lies ahead, I go straight for the goal – my reward the honor of my high calling by God in Christ Jesus.

~Philippians 3:13-14 Phillips – New Testament in Modern English

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