Sometimes plans change

My wife and I took our son and a few of his friends to the Winter Jam with Skillet and some other bands at the Bi-Lo Center last night. When we got there we met up with some other people from Foothills. By the time we got there it was packed. I had to park like a mile away. The lines were like huge swarms of people. It was crazy! The fact that they didn't sell advance tickets added to the craziness. We waited and waited and waited, crammed in like sardines, but before we could make it to the doors---they closed them and said that the fire marshall said that no more people would be allowed in. Bummer!
So we went to plan "B" -- we stopped at Chik-fil-a, and grabbed a bite to eat, and the kids played in the playscape (imagine a bunch of teenagers climbing, sliding and running through the kiddie playground) They actually had fun.
I thought it was really cool how those teenagers responded to the change of plans. Their hearts were set on going to the concert, but things didn't work according to plans so they just rolled with it. That's what I call a great response to unexpected change.

Wouldn't it be great to respond to the unexpected like those kids did? Unfortunately many people when faced with change go kicking and screaming. They either refuse to change altogether or change with a bad attitude and great reluctance.

Someone once said that the only thing constant is change. I think the key word to change is FLEXIBILTY.

I really believe that God uses change as a way of growing us. It is impossible to rise above where we are and on to greatness without CHANGE. I know many people who have tremendous potential, but will never live up to it because of their inability to adapt to change.

Here are a couple of things you can do to force yourself to change. 1) Read books, magazines and blogs. It's amazing how much the discipline of reading will challenge the status quo. When you read the thoughts of others you will be challenged by their differing point of view. 2)Try new things. This is a tough one for me, especially when it comes to trying new foods. Especially vegetables.(I have eaten some strange things--rattlesnake, turtle, armadillo, moose, elk, buffalo and other stuff like that, I just don't like vegetables) But not only foods, try listening to different styles of music, visiting new places,and meeting new people.
The bottom line is that in life things change; embrace it!