Challenged
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. (James Baldwin, American writer)
We have all run into situations we want to change. And sometimes there’s even an urgency about it. Unfortunately, we often ignore the problem rather than confront it. But Baldwin’s challenge is significant. We certainly can’t change even the changeable if we don’t first address it. Then we can begin working to overcome it.
Whenever we are faced with any calamity . . . we can come to stand in your presence . . . We can cry out to you to save us, and you will hear us and rescue us (2 Chronicles 20:9).