Have a friend who has moved here and has been trying to sell a house for years, and recently did.

I have another friend who has moved from here and is making decisions on
buying a house in that new city.

Both sides of a similar decision. Buying and Selling. Coming and Going.

Life leads us to see people come into our lives….while others leave our circle and go on to new ones.

In my life I have done a good bit of coming and going.

I believe God can use us if from cradle to grave we never changed locations.

To a greater extent, I believe God purposes to move us into new and plowable ground to enrich not only us but those from whom He intends us to touch.
And, He does intend us to touch.

He stretches us in these changing locations. He allows us to meet new people and grow from that contact….and He uses us to be influential in the growth of those people we come to know.

Changing causes us to walk out into water that is over our head and that floats us up to where our feet do not touch bottom.

If we stayed in one place too long our feet can get rooted in sameness, comfort and predictability.

God has it for us to be growing. He is conforming us into The Image of His Son. That confirmation cannot be realized if the conformee is cemented into a rigid and antiquated existence.

As CS Lewis said….”He means to redo the whole structure”.

Allow God to move you to new locations. While it may not be a new city or a new residence….it can be a level of life you never knew you were capable of.

As my friends who are buying and selling – buy what God is conforming you to and sell that new message to the world you live in.

Terry
February 27, 2015