I want to talk to you this morning about change, because as children of the Most High stagnancy is not an option.

We sometimes become stagnant in our ways because we resist change, we get comfortable with and in our lives. We have devised dreams and goals and when we have just about gotten to the point where we are realizing our dreams or reaching our goals, change presents itself and we become hard pressed to resist every aspect of it.

See change has a way of disrupting our norms, sometimes even leveling us back to ground zero. Change sometimes costs us time, money, status, and influence. But change is an essential component of life.

In 1 Samuel 10 Samuel Anoints Saul and he gives an account of what Saul can expect and how the spirit of the Lord will come upon him. In verse 6 the scripture reads, “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.”

The scripture continues in verse 7 with Samuel telling Saul that moving forward to do whatever his hand finds to do, for God is with you. If you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, then you have invited the Holy Spirit into your heart and it has accepted your invitation, there is no way you can move forward governed by the Holy Spirit and not be willing to embrace change, for you are a living example of change. A living example of transformation.

To embark on a God-sized assignment you have to be willing to consistently adapt to change, sometimes at a moment's notice, because like Joshua there may come a time when God calls you to finish the assignment of another, which will require you to change your plans, your mindset, and your direction.

Joshua is best known as Moses’ second in command who takes over and leads the Israelites into the Promised Land after Moses’ death. In Joshua 3:7 “And the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you in the eyes of all Israel, so they may know that I am with you as I was with Moses.

Joshua went down in history as the one who escorted the Israelites into the Promised Land because when circumstances beyond his control presented themselves, he was able to adapt and didn’t shun change.

Life is all about change, growth, sunny days, cloudy days, and yes even rainy days, with yesterday looking different than the day before and tomorrow requiring something different from us than today.

One’s inability to embrace positive change, stops growth, and halts God’s ordained purpose. An inability to embrace change is a crippling handicap that labels one as stagnant.

Think of it this way, we know water is absolutely indispensable for human life, but at the same time all water will not sustain life. Stagnant water can compromise the quality of life and even kill. A state of stagnancy goes against the very principle of life.