DO WE ALWAYS CHANGE DIRECTION OF THE WIND TO ADJUST OUR SAILS?

• “We must be the change we want to see.” Mahatma Gandhi

• “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.” Reinhold Niebuhr

• “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” Jimmy Dean 

• “A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject.” Winston Churchill 

• “Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.” John Wooden 

• “Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.” James Arthur Baldwin

• “The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” Carl Rogers 

• “I’ve noticed that even people who claim everything is predestined and that we can do nothing to change it look both ways before they cross the road.” Stephen Hawking 

This saying reminds us that, Change is not as difficult as we lead ourselves to believe. It does require sustained focus and commitment, but it is reachable. In other words it means that You can’t change the direction of the wind but in adjusting your sails you will be able to move along and enjoy the view; the philosophy behind it is that looking  at the real situation of sailing ships, sometimes the wind blew from the wrong direction, in order to reach the destination  sailors had to adjust the sails accordingly in order to stay on course.

How can we apply this saying in our daily life?

In our daily life, the wind represents a problem that might occur in our life, such as finding yourself in a situation which makes you unhappy. Hence rather than trying to change the person or situation causing the unhappiness, change the way you tackle it. In other words maybe But it means don't try to change what's influencing you, change yourself; concentrate on yourself making a change don't blame your atmosphere for a problem,.

In Christians life, every Christian with a commitment to excellence and a yielded heart to the Holy Spirit will regularly see needed areas of adjustment and growth. At these points, we must seek the power of the Holy Spirit and purposefully cooperate with Him as He works change in our lives

But when we are in hard time we need to our adjust our sails catch the winds and move briskly into the future. Let change our thoughts and behaviors we need to avoid the stereotypes, prejudices judgements.

Once we accept our strengths and weaknesses, we can work on what needs to be changed. Sometimes we don’t see a change in our lives because we are not ready to change our behaviors.