Moving?

Making a Move – these days we are sorting “stuff” in the office here at home, reading over journal entries and old magazines which we did not read when they were new (or which were too good to throw away!). I took time to read “Moving On after Moving in” in a Focus on the Family magazine (dated Jan 1996) by Susan Miller. People who relocate grieve – reactions: denial, anger, depression & sadness, acceptance.

Jer. 29:11 God has a good plan for us!

Isa. 43:18-19 I WILL DO SOMETHING NEW!

Her advice; Cherish, don’t cling Cherish means to hold in mind, to treasure, to hold dear, to value highly. Cherish distant family and friends, past memories, your heritage, the job you left behind, the house you loved, your roots, the city/town you left, etc.. To cling to means to clutch, to cleave to, to hold onto, to grab hold of. Her advice is to cling to God, the Bible, your faith, prayer, God’s promises, the positive, values, and each other. Real security comes from trusting God. Spiritual maturity comes in learning to depend on God to meet my needs. I will never grow if I always stay in my comfort zone. Things should not be held too tightly. They can keep me from embracing what God has planned for me.

Transition challenges our sense of personal purpose and meaning. We search for significance, desire to make a difference, and long to leave a legacy. Quote from Os Guinness in The Call