My cup is crying out to me to fill it with some of the Door County Cherry Crème Coffee that is brewing in the kitchen. I am going to give in and answer that call.
Every now and then in everyone's life it just seems that there comes a time to part ways and move on. Sometimes it is by choice but many times the parting takes place because of circumstances. It could be a job change that requires a move to another city. It could be health reasons that cause someone to move to a different climate. It could be the loss of a spouse that requires a change. It could be that God has placed a call to you and He desires your service elsewhere. No matter the reason change comes whether we like it or not. Sometimes, even during our happiest times we need to say goodbye.
One person that I have always admired is Abraham. He had that type of faith and resolve that God looks for. When God asked Him to move, there was no hesitation.
The Call of Abram
12 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.
2 “I will make you into a great nation,
and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.
3 I will bless those who bless you,
and whoever curses you I will curse;
and all peoples on earth
will be blessed through you.”
and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.
3 I will bless those who bless you,
and whoever curses you I will curse;
and all peoples on earth
will be blessed through you.”
4 So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Harran. 5 He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Harran, and they set out for the land of Canaan, and they arrived there.
You will note in the verses above that Abraham actually left some people behind. He had to say goodbye. Saying goodbye is never easy, but from time to time God calls us elsewhere. We see Abraham's obedience is accompanied with a promise. All of the Earth would be blessed because of Abraham. So don't be surprised that in order to be a blessing to others, God might require you to make some kind of logistical change. Sometimes goodbye can be painful, or it becomes the next adventure in God's directions for your life and a time of cheer. Whatever the call or new goal, embrace it with prayer and be obedient. God wants to bless others through you.
God bless,
Marty
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