Change: Opportunity

The second principle is opportunity. Your ability to see the opportunity created by change is controlled by two things: 1) your availability and 2) your perspective

Your availability is controlled by the discipline with which you have lived your life. One of the reasons Laurina and I are able to embrace this move to Raleigh, is because we have been disciplined financially. We are not wallowing in a cesspool of poor financial decisions that have left us grasping for straws and searching for two ends just long enough to reach so we can tie them together. The way you live your life, emotionally, spiritually, relationally, and financially can propel you to high ground putting you in a position to take advantage of the change or it can sink you into a valley so deep you cannot see a way out. Living a life guided by biblical principles helps you be available to see and seize your opportunity.

Your perspective is controlled by your attitude. When change happens, do you think "why did this happen to me" or do you think "how can God use this for His Glory"? If you can see God's purpose in the change, it can take a lot of the anxiety out and replace it with anticipation about the new and exciting way God is going to move in your life.

A quick recap thus far. To succeed with Change.
1) Be generous and invest in those around you, so you can be satisfied with the impact you have made
2) Be prepared for opportunities by living in a disciplined manner and look for what God wants to do through your situation.