Turning Points: Growing Through Change // Jamie Nunnally

Victory Fellowship Church Podcast

Think of change and transition in your life as turning points. Most trips require a series of turns to get to where you're going. That's what change is – changes are the turning points that lead you to your destination. In this message, Pastor Jamie Nunnally shares what the Bible says about navigating change.

1. Change is inevitable.

Isaiah 43:18-19 NIV "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland."

You have to give something up to get something new.

You can never walk in all God has for your future if you're still holding onto what He gave you in the past.

Life is relay race. It doesn't matter have fast you run—you won't win the race if you don't learn how to pass the baton from change to change.

2. God wants to walk you through the changes in your life.

Joshua 1:9 ESV "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."

If you tend to be hostile to change, recognize your tendency and take it slow. We slow down to take turns.

Psalm 23:4 ESV

3. Change is necessary to get you to where you need to be.

Jesus had to go through crucifixion in order to experience resurrection.

Luke 5:37-38

Protecting what you have is the enemy of acquiring what you need.

4. God wants to give you His perspective on the change you're experiencing.

You can't apply God's solution to a problem until you see God's perspective on it.

Ephesians 1:18 NIV "I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people."

Perspective is tied to location. The closer you are to God, the more you'll see things the way He does.

5. Maybe you have a particular role to play during this time of change.

Esther 4:14

What if you're not a victim of change but a victor through change?

6. Changing requires choosing.

Get to choose how you respond to change. Choose trust, God can be trusted.

Proverbs 3:5 ESV "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding."

Change is painful. But it's not as painful as staying stuck where you aren't supposed to be.

"Change is inevitable; Growth is optional" – John Maxwell

You can either grumble through change, or grow through change.

What if you decided now that the inevitable change you will face in 2025 will be used for your personal growth?

Are you growing through change?