Someone once said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. That may not be true in all circumstances, but for the most part it makes good sense. So if you're banging your head against the wall day after day and wondering why you're stuck in that same old predicament, perhaps it's time to make a move towards change instead of just thinking about it. Sometimes we have to stay in the same spot and change our attitudes, but other times we've stayed too long in the same spot while waiting for something around us to change.
Waiting too long to make this move can cause bitterness. The beginning of bitterness may manifest when things that didn't bother us before begin to agitate us, or when it seems that people we've never had a problem with become difficult to deal with. Just as we recognize that there is a time and season for everything under heaven (Ecc. 3), we must be attentive to the change of seasons in our lives and willingly flow with them. Wearing winter clothing once summer has arrived would be an unhealthy and very uncomfortable way to live: a change of dressing habits is a must in this circumstance!
If you are in this type of predicament, don't cut and run! Make your decision with the Lord's wisdom and sincerity of heart, address it in love, then walk away from it without burning bridges. There may also be a need for repentance if you have resisted God's promptings to change, but once you have done so you can look forward to fulfilling God's perfect will as you progress in your new season.
"To everything there is a season, and a time for every matter or purpose under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to pluck up what is planted...a time to get and a time to lose, a time to keep and a time to cast away..." (Ecc. 3:1,2,6).
Disclaimer: this is not advice to leave your marriage!
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