That change is inevitable is a reality in every day life. For many of us, we have seen dramatic changes in our life style caused by circumstances that have brought prosperity and/or adversity. Many of us have recognized the importance of seeking that spiritual stability that comes from trusting an unchanging God. He says --
“For I am the LORD, I change not.”(Malachi 3:6)
This refers to the character or essence of God. He always remains a God of Love, a God of Justice, a God of Righteousness, and a God of Truth. He always knows all the facts, possesses all power to administer and bring to pass His will. There is never a location in this universe that He is not present. How comforting that is in a changing world and in the changing circumstances of life. He is absolute stability and therefore His Word encourages and admonishes us to trust Him and fear not. Over and over the Scriptures remind us that to worry is not to trust. To worry is to try and solve our own problems and seek solutions on our own. If God already knows intimately our circumstances and conditions, and He does, should it not motivate us to rest in His provision, to seek His solution, and to cast our care upon Him? Knowing that by nature, man is a worrier, the Apostle Paul wrote to the Philippians --
… “stop worrying about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your request be made know unto God and the peace of God which surpasses human comprehension will garrison your hearts in minds through Christ Jesus.”(Philippians 4:6-7)
That is how we are to deal with the changes in life, so that they become a challenge for us to trust our Heavenly Father and offer an opportunity to demonstrate His faithfulness before a world that does not seek God. When we do this He is honored, He is glorified, and we are blessed with that inner peace that is Divine in its source, and is the sole possession of those who are His by faith in Christ and who then rest in His grace. The writer of the Hebrews challenges the Jewish believers in the first century not to fail in resting in the Lord. In just three years from the time of his writing that epistle, the nation would be destroyed by Rome. Therefore he urges the believers --
… “Now, God has offered us the promise that we may receive that rest he spoke about. Let us take care, then, that none of you will be found to have failed to receive that promised rest.”(Heb 4:1 TEV)