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Today is my daughter’s 6th birthday. Wow… 6! It is unbelieveable that my youngest is already 6. Anyhow, this morning she woke up and came into our room. Her face smiling and ready to tell the world of her accomplishment. She backed up and asked… “Well? Do my arms look longer?”

Change. We want so much for change to happen immediately. We often want our lives to be different and want it to happen… now. But change does’nt always work that way. It takes time for flowers to bloom, for eggs to hatch and for trees to grow. The maturation process is long, slow and sometimes difficult. But the results are worth it!

This is again true in my own journey of walking with Jesus. Sure the change He made in my life was immediate, but the process of my own transformation of being like Him will take a lifetime. Consider the words of the apostle Paul when he says in 2 Corinthians 3:18 “And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image…” God’s grace and mercy has initiated a change process in us all whereby we are becoming more and more like Jesus every day.

Yes, change is taking place and running its course in my life. Happy Birthday Madison! No, your arms don’t look longer today then they did yesterday, but you are changing… inside and out.