Flexibility

Today is the day to set yourself in a posture of flexibility. Your flexibility when things don’t go your way will bless others, and in doing so, you will also be blessed.   

The above words were a hard lesson for me to learn. I had been a pretty rigid guy with strong opinions until those words challenged me to evaluate my heart. 

God wants you to learn to roll with the punches because life throws a lot of them, especially when you’re advancing the Kingdom. The devil is looking for an opportunity to sucker punch you away from bringing Heaven to Earth, so he messes with your plans. 

The next time all hell breaks loose and your well-planned day, event, mission trip, or outreach doesn’t go as planned, don’t throw a fit and quit! Don’t blame others or stomp around making angry excuses. Bless yourself and others by being flexible. Look at the pros and cons of flexibility: 

Pro: You can have peace in any situation. 

Con: You give up control of that situation. 

Pro: You remain an effective witness if a situation doesn’t go the way you planned. 

Con: You will look bad and be a poor witness if you throw a fit or get ugly. 

Pro: You keep a good relationship with Godly people who do things well. 

Con: You don’t get to chew somebody up or verbally slap them around. 

Pro: You remain in the presence of the Holy Spirit and don’t run Him off. 

Con: Your feelings are not known to all present. 

That list of cons haunted me. I had been guilty so many times! But that’s not me anymore. I know when things don’t go as planned, something better will come out of it. How about you? Could you use peace and an effective witness? Roll with the punches!