I have a few favorite restaurants in Indianapolis. Sometimes, which one I go to depends on what type of mood I am in or what sounds good in the moment. Several weeks ago, I went for a quick bite to eat at an Indian place that I have been to many times before…I was in the same location, and the decorations were also the same as before, but this time there was something different. I couldn’t really verbalize why it I thought things were
changed, but I could tell because I had been there many times
before. I recognized the difference in service and the slight change in product offered.
I have exerienced this same feeling when going to different types of businesses. The facility looks the same, but the quality of customer service and variety of products available is noticeably different. All of these experience had one thing in common…they were under new management.
The fact is when a business is under new management the implication is this change is for the better. For the sake of argument…let’s just say this is true . Whether this is true or not…there is definitely a difference in the quality of care that you receive.
When we surrender our hearts to Christ we are under new management. The fact that there is a new manager also tells the world that the quality of care and the “product” will be drastically different. God changes the way we operate. This change is not a result of legalistic rules and rituals, but a direct reflection of who is leading us.
God’s plans are much better than the ones we have created. When we put our lives in His hands, we find out there is a long-lasting joy and peace that can only be supplied by Him. God does not force His way upon us…but if we give ourselves to Him fully we are telling Him that all we have is His to use.
Today, pray that God will use you for HIs plan…..not the plan that we have created and told Him to bless.
This post was written by Rev DeCrastos. For the original post, go to: http://other-words.net/2013/10/11/under-new-management/
