In recent years, the Army has made great strides in transformation to meet the global demands of the 21st century. Transformation signifies change, altering a course, or modifying a technique. Why do we see change as a necessary tool for restructuring' After all, haven't we been able to meet the challenges of the past' These are the questions many are asking.
Change is essential if we are to address the challenges of a new era. Yet change is always hard for many of us who have adopted a language that allows us to feel comfortable in our current situation. Most of us live for the day when we can vegetate in familiar surroundings where everyone around us accepts the same codes and values and speaks the same linguistic and technological language. Change detracts from our need for stability.
Yet, it is change that has enabled us to lead more productive lives and forged the modern era. People who lived 100 years ago would marvel at the tremendous ease with which we cook, clean, and entertain ourselves. Soldiers who fought on the battlefields of yesterday would be amazed at the weaponry we employ today.
As the Army's and the nation's primary builder, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must meet the challenges of new construction and the modernization of old structures to meet environmental standards and guidelines for a greener world. This is extremely difficult given the time constraints. These new and aggressive challenges will necessitate significant changes in the way we do business and the partnerships we forge in the next few years.
Change affects the dynamic tension that exists between people and product and the importance we place on both. In the material world, everything and everybody must change and adapt to diverse and unique circumstances or disappear from the equation.
Amid the all the changes we face, isn't it wonderful to know that the message of God's love remains the same. We can count on Him to provide our daily needs even in the midst of these unique challenges.
His message to us is as relevant today as it was 2000 years ago: "Come unto me all that labor and are heavy-laden and I will give you rest." Our Heavenly Father can appreciate our need for certainty and continuity. No matter what else changes, His faithfulness is continual with no shadow of turning -- incapable of being altered.
In God's plan, transformation always means improvement in your outlook, your relationships, and your daily walk in life. He wants to improve your attitude about living so that you can experience a fulfillment that you've never known before.
Singer and songwriter Michael Jackson poignantly expressed this type of transformation as making a change to "the man in the mirror." Of course, Michael can only sing about transformation, but God can do it. When God transforms a life, that life becomes good, joyful, and approachable.
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