Now I Understand!
"It is good for me that I have been afflicted,
that I may learn Your statutes."
Psalm 119: 71
Clayton Christensen (d. 2020) was known for articulating
his theory of disruptive technology, an unexpected product
or service that disrupts an existing market and helps create
a new category of
customers.
Examples of disruptive technologies are the Internet, desktop
publishing, DVDs, personal computers, steamships, telephones,
and automobiles. Disruptive technologies are usually resisted at
first and then accepted because of their benefits and efficiencies.
God allows disruptive moments in life that we almost always
question or resist because they are painful, unanticipated, or
misunderstood, and often not optional. Yet in hindsight, they
are always embraced for the good or blessing which results.
In the Old Testament, Job is the classic example of a life being
disrupted, while Paul’s thorn in the flesh (2 Corinthians 12:7-10)
is an obvious New Testament example.
If God has allowed a disruptive moment in your life, walk
through it by faith rather than by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7)
and be prepared to say, “Now I understand.”
"The circumstances we ask God to change
are often the circumstances God is using
to change us."
Mark Batterson
