Recently I have been trying to make several changes in my life. I don’t mean the kind of changes you might think. I am trying to change things like my web browser from Internet Explorer over to Google Chrome. I am trying to change from Google Blog Reader over to Feedly. I have tried changing over to iTunes 11. I am continually trying to upgrade my software and make the necessary changes.

Here is the one truth I know for sure – change, no matter what the form, is hard.

I know that is no great new revelation but I need to be reminded of it often. You see, almost every Sunday I mention in my sermon that “we need to change.” It is usually something like; “we need to change our thinking” or “we need to change our attitude” or “we need to change our actions.” While I believe each is true, I need to be reminded that each is very hard.

When I have been using a program for 2-3 years and become familiar with it, I am resistant to change, even if the new program or upgrade is better. So often I have to be forced into using a new product. Then I go through this same process of anger and regret and then acceptance and then excitement and finally familiarity. I think the real problem of change is not the end goal but the first step of anger and regret.

It is very easy to talk about life change in Church, but it is very hard for a life to be changed, even in Church. Maybe, especially in Church.