New Will...

Status quo is a powerful thing. Status quo is memorized patterns of life that shape our daily actions. What we set out to do each day is shaped by our understanding of what works for us…the status quo. This is usually helpful because it allows us to establish rhythms. However, there is one instance when the status quo becomes our enemy…when God wants to move us to a new chapter.
“Don’t continue doing things the way we’re doing them at present, each of us doing as we wish.” `Deut. 12:8
Through scripture we see numerous ‘new seasons’ where God called men and women to change what they were doing and step into a new plan. In this verse God was instructing the nation of Israel to stop what they were used doing and take on a new set of actions because they were now in route to their promise land. We too have new chapters show up in our lives. And true to form, God asks us to stop doing what we are used to doing and take on a new set of actions because we are now on a new road. It is interesting how difficult it is to give up our memorized ways of doing our lives. Status quo is good for maintaining momentum, but it is a terrible friend in times of change. It is precisely at these moments when our daily habits work against the new chapter God has for us. And it is precisely at this time when we need to loudly acknowledge that God has instituted a ‘NEW WILL’ for us to follow and boldly make changes in our daily schedules. ~Verlon