Leslie and I had occasion last Winter to visit a friends commencement exercises at Troy University. The commencement address was given by General James T. Conway, Commandant of the United States Marine Corps.
Now, before I lose all my faithful United States Army readers thinking this post is an homage to jarheads, let me reassure you, this is not about the Marines. This is about the battles that we all face.
General Conway - quoting the Marine leadership manual - said, "Even a good battle plan rarely survives first contact with the enemy".
Remember Clint Eastwood in Heartbreak Ridge? "Improvise! Adapt! Overcome!" If we want to WIN the good fight of faith, we have to be willing to accept that the only given on the battlefield, is this: THINGS WILL CHANGE!
Be on your guard. Expect the unexpected. Be flexible enough to adjust the way you think about life and ministry. One of the greatest weapons the enemy uses against us, is one we give him ourselves: Personal inflexibility - the belief that we cannot change the way things are.
Change is a constant, whether we are ready or not. Be ready!
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