People usually think of themselves as prepared for change—until it happens. An employment opportunity opens up in another part of the country, and at first it seems like a wonderful new beginning. Then it becomes clear just how much reorientation such a move will involve: working a few remaining days at a familiar job, saying goodbye to old friends, leaving a community we've called "home." On second thought, the move might seem more like a series of endings. Instead of smoothly and confidently making the transition—quickly letting go of the old and adjusting to the new—we sometimes get so caught up in confusion or resistance that we miss a golden opportunity for progress.
One question we might ask ourselves when facing necessary change is, "What can I do to make this transition one in which the lives of everyone concerned are made better?" The answer lies in raising our vision above the different surroundings and unfamiliar faces we see with our eyes, and instead looking to "the things which are not seen," II Cor. 4:18. as the Bible puts it.
These are spiritual things—for example, the love and purpose God has for each of His children, the perfection of everything made by God, the operation of divine law perpetually maintaining harmony and goodness—and they are discerned spiritually as we pray. Referring to "the things which God hath prepared for them that love him," Paul said, "God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit." I Cor. 2:9, 10. These things of Spirit don't change. They are as real and permanent as their source.
