I think not

Someone on Twitter tweeted the following statement, "Change usually requires bending, especially backwards."

I just feel that this statement isn't right. I agree with the first portion that change requires bending but not the backwards part of the statement.

Sure, there are good and bad changes.. and when change occurs in life or a circumstance it will require those involved to adapt and adjust to those changes.   So I get the point that change requires bending but why backwards?  Change prompts for a better tomorrow. Think of any modern invention..when it first was invented it was different and it created a change in lifestyle to those who first didn't have the invention but then became accustomed to the new change in lifestyle.   No bending backwards was required to adjust to a new invention. Changes have happened in my life..some good and some bad yet I would say have never bent over backwards just to allow change to have its way in my life.  God showed me areas that weren't aligning with His word and called me to a deeper surrender of my life.  That was a hard change. Total surrender. But if I did a backwards bend as stated by this tweet I wouldn't have surrendered.  Instead I would of held on to those things which I shouldn't of.
But, bending backwards is more difficult than bending forwards so maybe that's what the author of this means.

I think I would say that "Change requires adjustments and sacrifices, but if you can't accept change then it will require the bending backwards that will destroy you."

(I just felt like disputing this tweet..and I needed to do so in more than 140 characters so that's why I blogged instead of tweeting my thoughts...because that would of taken quite a few tweets just to vent on this topic.)
~AmberLeigh~