In a Moment, Everything Changes

By Doug Creamer

You know what I am talking about…life is going along at a normal pace. There are the daily hiccups, the usual hassles, the slow drivers, and that crazy person at work. You are home and glad to be in your refuge. Then your phone rings and everything changes…

Last week in Salisbury at an apartment complex everything was fine one moment and then the next moment a fire broke out, leaving a number of families homeless. One moment you are doing something normal and routine like eating dinner or maybe watching TV with your family and then something happens.

Most of us can remember a time when life was normal and then our phone rang. We answer and receive news we don’t want to hear. There has been an accident and a loved one is in the hospital. I received a text like that last evening. My mom fell and went to the ER. It leaves us feeling helpless. We pray and watch the clock. I’ve been at the ER with people before; time moves slowly while you are waiting for answers. You sit. You pace. News comes slowly.

In our case, my Mom waited a long time before they sent her home. She should make a full recovery. The news is not always that good for some folks. For some, the news goes from bad to worse. A hospital stay is followed by a long recovery, or maybe the loved one continues to decline. That phone call or text that interrupted your normal day changed everything.

Phone calls and texts don’t always bring bad news. Sometimes our lives change for the better. Your child calls to tell you that they are engaged and you burst at the seams for joy. The phone rings and you find out that you are a grandparent! You find out that your child got a big promotion at work. Maybe you are the one spreading good news and a family celebration ensues. You got the dream beach house and you couldn’t be happier. These are moments when we welcome life’s changes with open arms. We are excited and filled with joy and can’t wait to let the world know our great news.

Whether your phone call or text was bad or good your world changed in a moment. One moment everything seems normal and then the next moment everything changes. Your world is different and it may never return to the normal that you used to know. Your life has changed for the better, or maybe for worse.

I believe that the idea that everything can change in a moment needs to be carried with us when we go to prayer. We need to enter God’s presence knowing that everything can and might change in just one moment. I believe that God is still in the healing business. I believe and have seen with my own eyes the Lord touch and bring healing. Everything changes in a moment.

I believe that God is still in the business of changing lives. He can take a broken sinner and restore them. He can take impossible situations and make them right again. He can heal broken relationships. He can deliver a person who is addicted. He can set people free from brokenness, bitterness, and anger. He can heal someone struggling with anxiety or depression. In a moment He can change everything!

I believe that nothing is impossible with God. He can change financial situations. In the Bible, one day Joseph is sleeping in a dungeon and the next he is second in command to Pharaoh and sleeping in a palace. God rescued Daniel from hungry lions. He saved three men who refused to bow to an idol from burning in a fiery furnace. Nothing is too difficult for Him. No one has strayed too far from His love. In a moment, everything can change!

I want to encourage you to believe in a God who still does impossible things. He sees you and He knows everything about you…even the number of hairs on your head. He loves you and is pursuing you, wanting your heart and a deeper more intimate relationship with YOU! There is nothing too difficult for Him. There is no sin He won’t forgive. There is no pain He can’t heal. There is nothing you are worried about that He can’t fix. He can do it in a moment or sometimes He moves more slowly, building your faith and trust in Him along the way. Bring your situation to Him because I still believe that in a moment everything can change!

Contact Doug Creamer at PO Box 777, Faith, NC 28041or doug@dougcreamer.com