Why I need instability

I like innovation. I love to see the emergence of new systems.

I also like stability. I wish I could be left to create in a stable environment.

Expecting to see innovation from stability is not merely unrealistic, it may be counterproductive. Innovation comes from moments of disequilibrium, not moments of stability. An unstable system is not something I should avoid, rather it is a precursor to emergence that I should embrace. I shouldn’t look for stability in my situations.

As a Christ-follower, I need to remember that God is my strength. The stability of a situation or ecology is not a foundation in which to find peace. Psalm 46 reminds me that God is my strength, even if “the earth gives way and the mountains fall into the sea”.

No disequilibrium I have experienced has been THAT severe.