Changing Jesus?

Why don’t I blog more? Recently, my view on the world, ministry, church planting, family, friends, and life in general has been transforming.  I guess I don’t blog more because I don’t want to come over shifty? I consider myself ever changing.  I like that about myself.  I hope I keep changing my whole life.  I love to read, listen to others thoughts, and my head is always in conversation.  Some may find this strange but I find it normal.  Unfortunately people like my wife often get left out of conversations because I had them in my head. **Stop laughing**

I wonder if Jesus changed. I look at my daughter who is now sixteen months old and the world evolves around her (I know my world does), but probably not for everyone else.  At some point she will grow out of this and I will help.  But what about Jesus — did he never grow out of it?  Did he realize at some point that the world does hinge on Him?  How did Mary train up her child knowing he is the Messiah?

I was trained in college, and practiced after, that the pursuit of leadership skills was key.  Part of being a leader is always being flexible, always engaging change in oneself.  For the last eleven years I have been on the journey of change and becoming better as a leader.  How about Jesus?  Was He ever changing on earth?  Did he journey toward the cross as well as something inside himself?  Was Jesus the same person at 30 as he was at 33?  A great deal of change in me has taken place since I turned thirty years old and started a new horizon in ministry.  Jesus started his ministry with disciples at thirty, was that the start of the biggest change in Him?  Was His teaching affected by this change?

Maybe this “following Jesus” lifestyle isn’t so black and white?  I’m sure it’s more about the direction of the change.

Thinking out loud.