As I write this week’s Awakened Academy Blog, it is Christmas Eve in Jackson, MS USA. Many of us have shopped, cooked, baked, driven, visited, laughed and cried. It is truly a magical time of year for many reasons; one in particular- “Change”.
The Winter Solstice occurred this year on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at 10:28am (CST) along the Earth’s Northern Hemisphere (which includes Jackson, MS USA). This yearly event marks a very important change in relation to the Earth and our Sun; the time period of the shortest amount of daylight and, therefore, the longest night of our calendar year. In other words, each of our days since Thursday, December 21, 2017 have actually been getting longer by several seconds each day. As the days continue to pass, we will begin to see a reversal…yes, a change: days will slowly have more hours of daylight while nights will become shorter…ushering in Spring and Summer!
This astronomical event has been occurring since The Great I AM set Creation into motion…since the very Beginning as we are able to conceive it. How AWESOME is that! So, I offer this challenge to us all: Since God had no problem with instituting change as an integral part of Creation, why not embrace change in our lives as a welcome sign that God is ultimately in control of ALL.
Yes, change can be difficult for we as humans to navigate in our daily lives; yes, change may catch us off guard at times; yes, change may negatively impact our human emotions (pain, hurt, sorrow, longing…to name just a few). But in the end, God has so ordered and ordained Creation that “Change is Inevitable”.
So, how are we mere humans to deal with “Change”? My offering to you and to each of us…Embrace The Change. Know that Change is God-ordained and that it speaks to God’s Omnipotence. Know that God’s Faithfulness, God’s Promise, God’s Truth…yes, God’s Love is enough. Let us purpose ourselves to be still, be silent, be prayerful as we let go and allow The Great I AM to guide us safely through “Change”.
Blessings,
Dr. Cedric Buckley, Ph.D., Headmaster, Awakened Academy Early Learning Center
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