2020-06-11 Coffee with Chris & Hannah - Consistency Adapts

The hosts discuss the importance of adaptability and flexibility in different aspects of life, including relationships and faith. They talk about how the pandemic has forced everyone to adapt and how it can be a positive opportunity for growth and change. They emphasize the need to stick to core values and principles while being open to new ways of doing things. They also draw parallels between human relationships and our relationship with God, highlighting the consistency of God's love and the need for us to adapt to His plans. Overall, they encourage listeners to embrace change and see it as a necessary part of growth. Good morning and welcome to coffee with Chris and Hannah. I hope you guys are having a beautiful day. Well, today, we thought that we would talk about adaptability, flexibility and things like that. As I think most of you guys know by now that we have had to adapt the way we're doing our wedding because of the pandemic and the restrictions related to that. It's not just you, Chris. Everybody's adapting these days. Of course. Stores are having new hours. They're having new protocols. The other day, me and Chris actually maybe foolishly went to the mall and it was just to get in one store. There's like lineups and you have to stand a certain distance apart, which is all good and safe. But definitely, you know, whenever this pandemic does clear up, I think there's going to be a new normal for a lot of people. Yeah. And, you know, I was thinking earlier about how adapting a wedding is actually kind of a good thing. Right. Because, you know, I think the heart and the attitude and the approach with which you plan your wedding should be one which puts a good foundation in for marriage, that it shouldn't stray from the principles you're trying to set forth for your marriage kind of thing. And I think one of those big, important principles of a healthy, strong marriage coming from two people who aren't married. So great advice here is adaptability and flexibility. I think that goes for every relationship. Every strong, healthy relationship is adaptable, flexible and compromises in the positive ways. For sure. Yeah. And I think like I think that's indicative of our relationship with God, too. Like we need to be adaptable and flexible in our relationship with God. You know, I think it's hard right now for a lot of people because we're in situations where, you know, we can't go to a physical building to worship. We can't, you know, they're talking about, you know, when that does happen, it's entirely possible that, you know, we won't be able to sing right away. Actually, that is something they're talking about, because when you sing, you project. It's true. Speaking moistly. Yeah. President Trudeau, not president, Prime Minister Trudeau. Yeah. So, I mean, so we have to be cautious, you know, and I think I might I feel like I've said this kind of thing in a lot of coffee videos, but I feel like my biggest concern is that when we go back, we'll be trying to go back. And going, not going back to the location, but going to back to what once was. I mean, there's a song, it's not a Christian song, but this is a song. It's the end of the world as we know it. And as dramatic as that sounds, I think that actually applies right now. Like it is the end of the world as we know it. It's not the end of the world, but it's the end of the world we knew. And in a lot of ways, not in every way, like we're seeing a lot of negatives to that, maybe economically for some people career wise. But in a lot of ways, I think it's actually a necessary and good thing that we're changing into a new world. You know, for sure. Industry is adapting. The industries that are adapting are the only ones that are surviving this. Exactly. And some of them have rigidly not wanted to, and it's really hit them hard. I don't know, Hannah, what do you think? When it comes to adaptability, the relationship with God, why is that important? I don't know, what are your thoughts around that? I think, first of all, God is someone that never changes. He's constant. Everything he said in the Bible, he still holds true, and he keeps all his promises. So that's one thing there. For us, on the other hand, we're not always that constant or consistent. So, in a sense, God is adept to us because he didn't intend for us to shun him and go our own way. But I think in our perspective of adapting to God, sometimes we might have a preconceived notion of the way that God is going to bless us, and then it turns out that that's not the way, or it's just not the right season yet. So, oftentimes we have to come to terms and struggle with how we adapt to this curveball that has been thrown our way. Not everything is from God, I will say. Certainly not this pandemic has been thrown at us, because I know God doesn't want to bring harm onto us, but we've had to adapt to the situations. And God, being constant, has said that he will be with us through this pandemic. And what's that verse where he says that he'll protect us from the plague? Psalm 91. Psalm 91, yeah. So he's been constant through that, but we've had to adapt through the situations that are thrown at us. Sure. I actually really like what you said there about he's consistent, but we're the ones who are changing, and we think he's changing all the time, but we're actually the ones who are changing, because the irony is, I think, that consistency changes. And rigidity, you know, that's the thing. When you have someone who is truly consistent, they adapt, because to be consistent, you can be consistent on a few solid principles, but you can't be consistent in every single little thing, or you will actually end up contradicting those principles. So, for example, God so loved the world that he sent his one and only son. So did he stay, like, in a sense where more distant, like it appears in the Old Testament, right? Did he stay, you know, but he actually came in human form. He adapted to form, but he never changed his principles, or his message, or his goal, which was to love us and to bless us. And then, you know, look past even that, even after 33 years of Jesus being on earth in the flesh, then he left his Holy Spirit with us. So now it's different, right? So first, you know, we've got God in the one way in the Old Testament, and then we've got, you know, this physical form, and then you think, okay, so the next step must be closer. It is. Now God within you, the hope of glory, the Holy Spirit, right? So God, somebody once told me, and I thought it was really good, somebody once told me, God stays the same. He always stays the same, but that doesn't mean he does the same thing all the time. Because to be consistent, you have to adapt. That's what I would say it is, to be consistent, you have to adapt. Because, you know, for example, the way that we learned to love each other as just good, godly Christian friends, and then the way we learned, you know, as a dating couple, and then now we're going to engage, and then going into marriage, those are all going to be different, but the consistency is that we love each other, we want to care for each other kind of thing. And then when people have kids and things, it changes again. When people move into retirement and things like that, it changes again. But I think what, again, a little bit of marriage advice from people who haven't been there, but I think one of the biggest, from an outside observation, one of the biggest things that sort of falls apart in a lot of marriage is people getting stuck on the form that they used to do so that they actually sacrifice the principles. So they're like, this is the way the person used to love me by doing X, Y, and Z. They don't do that anymore, so now I'm disgruntled, as opposed to adapting to the situation and finding a new way to express the same love because, you know, we're not meant to stay exactly the same. Because another word for change is growth, right? Like, you don't grow, you die, right? So we have to change, we have to adapt, and that's a good, good, good thing. Yeah, I agree. Yeah, that's great. I think you hit the nail on the head about, you know, adapting to situations, but keeping the principles behind it, you know, keeping those core values. I think that's what we as Christians need to do during this time, too, is not get stuck on the form of the way we've traditionally worshipped in a building and had certain things, but stick to the core principles of the Bible, of the gospel, and not get sort of hung up, like, dogmatically devoted to the things that are just forms of ways that no longer work in our current world and situation. Yeah, exactly. Good thoughts! Well, this has been Coffee with Chris and Hannah. Neither of us are drinking coffee, but you know what? That's okay. God bless, guys. God bless. See you next time. Bye!