New Season – Eccl. 3:1-2 – HANDLING CHANGE AT WORK

 

This is “Namma for Christ” with the two hundred fortieth inspirational message dated Thursday, December 1st, 2022.  The title of this message is, “New Season – Eccl. 3:1-2 – HANDLING CHANGE AT WORK”.  The first two words of this message’s title are also the words in the name of the below inspirational song/video, “New Season” (with lyrics) by “Israel (Houghton) and New Breed”.
“New Season” is a song that I first heard in my church. The below scripture text is what King Solomon wrote in the first through the second verses of the third chapter of Ecclesiastes:

 

Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

New King James Version (NKJV)

To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:

² A time to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted

 

 One of the scriptures (verse 1) from above was taken from the “same” scripture text in the message that I read on (November 23rd, 2022) in my daily devotional book entitled: “The Word for You Today – Strength and Guidance for Daily Living”.

 

The inspirational message I read on November 23^rd, 2022 was titled –

“HANDLING CHANGE AT WORK”.

I knew that it was a message that I wanted to share in my next “Namma for Christ” blog. I hope you find (some of the excerpts) as inspirational as I did:

 

HANDLING CHANGE AT WORK

 

“To everything there is a season”

Ecclesiastes 3:1

New King James Version (NKJV)

 

 

 

When change happens in the workplace, we often feel threatened. We get used to the personalities of our co-workers and bosses, and we want them to remain in place, stay the same and require nothing more from us than what we have given in the past. Out of our desire for stability, security and predictability, we fail to prepare for instability, uncertainty and surprises. How ironic! If we were willing to adjust our expectations and be more realistic, we wouldn’t be so traumatized when change comes. Things can change overnight. It may be the loss of a parent, or a job, or your health. Change is the only constant in life. And it has the potential to move you on to better things or flatten you like a steamroller. The choice is yours, “To everything there is a season.” The truth is, God is your only secure anchor in life, so if you’re wise, you will build a strong relationship with Him. Ultimately, He will never allow you to depend on anything but Him. Here is Elijah’s story: “The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning….and he drank from the brook. And it happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land” (1^st Kings 17:6-7 NKJV – see below verses). Elijah may have panicked, but God didn’t. “The word of the Lord came to him, saying, 'Arise, go to Zarephath…and dwell there. See, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you'” (1^st Kings 17:8-9 NKJV – see below verses). Notice what God used to provide for Elijah: ravens, a brook, a penniless widow. So enjoy your job, excel in it, but depend only on God!

 

1^st Kings 17:6-9

New King James Version (NKJV)

  

⁶ The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook. ⁷ And it happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.

⁸ Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, ⁹ “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. See, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”

 

Please enjoy the below inspirational song/video, “New Season” (with lyrics) by “Israel (Houghton) and New Breed” - performed with power and anointing.

 

(I do not own the rights to this song).

 

BE BLESSED!