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“The only thing that is constant is change…”

This famous quote is attributed to Heraclitus of Ephesus, a Greek philosopher around 500 B.C. After reportedly leaving his wealthy upbringing to rough it in a mountain hut, Heraclitus observed nature and concluded, “Cold things grow hot, the hot cools, the wet dries, the parched moistens”. Everything’s in constant flux.

Obviously, Heraclitus wouldn’t have made it in Hollywood.
First, he walked away from his wealth. What?!
Then, he embraced change. Clutch the pearls!

Faces that Don’t Move

When we first moved to the LaLa, we heard jokes about faces that didn’t move. Then, we started actually seeing them – no wrinkles, no creases, no movement.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m nobody’s judge. I just find it fascinating that there is such an all-out war declared against the inevitable: everyday we get older. Everyday things change.

I used to be able to bust a split like breathing. Now, I’ve got to warm up and dance a few minutes before I even think about it. What about you?

Change is Hard

I get it, Fam. Change is hard.

Our film/TV industry is fighting a losing battle to keep a version of the studio system hobbling along in the face of digital changes that have revolutionized our viewing habits. Instead of learning from the dismantling of the music industry, studio execs are holding on for dear life.

Our government fights it. Our institutions fight it. Our churches fight it. Our relationships fight it. Why don’t we like change? Is it because we don’t want to face the unknown?

Embrace Change

After the great flood, God makes a promise to Noah (and all mankind) in Genesis 8:21-22, “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.”

God says as long as He keeps this earth rotating, the constant will be change: planting to harvest, cold to hot, summer to winter, day to night. Change. Change. Change. If God promises change, could we do well to embrace it?

When we further search the Scriptures, we find over and over God’s promise of Himself being the Constant. He repeatedly promises to never leave nor forsake His people. The writer of Hebrews 13:5 quotes this very promise of God from Deuteronomy 31:6, and then relates it to God’s Son, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Heb 13:8.

When everything’s in flux around us, as it will be, if we must hold on to anything, let it be the truth that our Savior is the one real constant. Can we find any long lasting security elsewhere? Cause everything else will change. That’s for sure.

There’s Always Botox®

And if for some reason, we still want to fight the inevitable and freeze-frame our faces every six months (I hear that’s how long the injections last), there’s always Botox®. And there are some really cool docs right here in the Hills who’ll give you all the Botulinum toxin you desire.

Did you know that Botulinum toxin causes botulism? Please remind me of this 20 years from now if I start talking about injecting it into my skin to reverse the lines that prove that I’ve lived. Deal? LOL!

But seriously, how are we doing embracing the changes in your life?
I’m finally learning to go with the flow, and that’s a good thing,
Naima

Rev. Naima Lett, D.MIN, ABD
Author of coming release Confessions of a Hollywood Christian

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