Moving a Mile Down the Road

Photo by: "Avoid Moving day Pitfalls"

Photo by: "Avoid Moving day Pitfalls"

We are moving in a few days to another rental home. We have been nice and comfy in our current rental for two years. We still own a house in Dothan, Alabama where we used to live. It is being rented out as the market is struggling in order to sell it. 

I have moved a lot in my life. As a child, we lived in 5 different states. I'm pretty fast at figuring out what needs to be packed. But, the older I get (I'm 30), I dislike it more and more. 

Moving reveals all of the clutter we have collected over the years. I'm amazed at how stuff piles up! We are using this opportunity to clean and donate items that we do not need. 

Moving reminds me of God's blessings. As I go through different rooms and organize items, I see old "thank-you" cards and pictures. It helps me be reminded of where God has brought my family and me. It helps me reflect on God's blessings in the past. 

Physical moving compares a lot to my spiritual heart. I want my heart to be movable and changeable to God. I want to always be willing in my heart for God to clear the clutter of the past. To be reminded that we are His children and this earthly dwelling is not our final home. 

The truth is, we are all passing through and the stuff I move this week (with the help of others) is not what life is all about. Life isn't truly about stuff, but all about relationships.

This Week's Message in 10 Tweets

1. We all face situations where we are out of control.

2. Three situations everyone faces: You are currently in a storm. A storm is coming and you don’t know about it. You are just walking away from a storm that has blown through

3. “Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” John 16:33

4. Jesus also said that no one escapes STORMS in life, even His followers: “For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.” Matthew 5:45. 

5. The disciples new Jesus was capable of amazing miracles but when things turned personal, when it seemed like Jesus was disconnected from something they needed at this moment, they lost faith! (Matthew 8:24-27). 

6. William Carey (Missionary to India) said, “Expect great things of God, and attempt great things for God.”

7. Jesus is in control during the storm; the storm isn’t in control.

8. God is bigger than the storm.

9. Sometimes it is our struggling that helps us see God clearer. Sometimes our struggling draws us into a closer relationship with God. Sometimes the storms helps us grow to become more like Christ.

10. Who is in control during the storm is what REALLY matters. Jesus is in control!

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