On Friday I “upgraded” the operating on my Mac to the newest version. The single biggest thing that I noticed is that they reversed the scrolling. Are you kidding me? How can such a seemingly simple change wreak such havoc on one man’s life? It’s been nearly three days now and I still haven’t gotten used to it. Slowly, I guess.

Not too unlike God asking me to do things differently. To think differently. To treat others differently. How resistance am I to the changes that God asks me to make? How willing am I to embrace them openly and eagerly? Do I stop and weigh the benefits versus the sacrifices? The costs? How reluctant am I once I affect the change and it brings unforeseen challenge?

Really?

I was reading these words from Francois Fenelon this morning –
“We must reject not only human cleverness, but also human prudence, which seems so important and so profitable. Then we may enter—like little children, with candor and innocence of worldly ways—into the simplicity of faith; and with humility and a horror of sin we may enter into the holy passion of the cross.”

God wants only the best for me. Any change He asks of me should be viewed as such and not weighed with such “cleverness” as me figuring out the pros and cons and all that. The tough part is to be in constant dialog with Him so that I know when it is really God asking me to “upgrade.” Actually, more important is the communion with the saints who I can bounce things off of… “is this really God’s asking me to change?”

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.”
–Proverbs 3:5-6, NIV