"And no one, having drunk old wine, immediately desires new; for he says, 'The old is better.'" Luke 5:39
Change is tough. A phrase that comes to mind is, "Humans are creatures of habit."
However, that's what Jesus came into the world to do: change. He came to change the way things worked. He came to change the world. He came to change each and every one of us. Just as in the beginning of his ministry, his change is still not being well received. For many of us, church can be something that we just do out of habit. We need something to do on boring Sunday mornings, so why not go to church? Make sure to sit in the back so that nobody will notice whether you're paying attention or not. Stare down at your phone while the music is going. Sleep through the sermon. Cross your arms during the offering and communion. It's easy to repeat the same prayers over and over again to the point where they have no meaning. Do we really want God to provide us with our daily bread? Do we really not want to be led into temptation? Do we really believe in the one church?
Jesus came into the world to ask us these questions. We might have trouble with our faith, but the neat thing is that we can actually take our first steps to changing our lives with Jesus' guidance. Sure, it may seem that things are fine just the way they are, but sometimes you might feel that there's something missing. Perhaps it's time to open up the doors of the church to new people. Perhaps it's time to donate time and treasure to charity. Perhaps it's time to become active in church. No matter what it is, Jesus is there to help us.
The Holy Spirit will always be nagging at us to make our lives better. We just need to take the courage to accept the new as good and not just as something scary. It will definitely take an effort, but we will be able to accomplish it all with God's help.
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