Trust God for the Transition

When it's time for a change, trusting in the Lord is absolutely paramount to the success of the transition. The story of Abram (Gen. 12) remains remarkable to me. God told him to go. Get out of your country and your father's house, depart from your family, and go. But, He gives Abram no direction in which to travel. Not "Go in the direction of your

grandfather's village", nor, "go to the east as far as the sun rises."  Nothing like that was given him. God simply said go, and Abram gathered his immediate family, possessions, and went... Where? Wow, that's trusting in God. 

It can be difficult for us on a daily basis to trust God with something simple. It might be hard for me to change my normal route to the grocery store. Let alone, something as big as moving my family, changing jobs, returning to school, getting married, etc. What about you? Are you facing a change? A new home, car, business, city, or relationship?

We must learn to trust God for and through transitions. And, trust that He has prepared the destination for our arrival. For Abram, everything was already in place for his descendants (Gen 12:7), but he still had to go through the transition. He had to be molded, prepared by God through experiences. And it's the same way for us as well. He prepares us while on the journey, to be ready for the destination. 

A huge part that many people miss about a journey, is the fact there are lessons to be learned while on it. There will be bumps in the roads, and we will make mistakes, as Abram did (Gen. 12:13). There may be unscheduled layovers in Egypt and Bethel before reaching the promised land of Canaan. But, guess what... Our mistakes do not cancel the promises of God. You might delay, or slow the process, but God's promises are revocable only by Him. 

God prepares us for our destination while we are on the journey to the destination, AND He prepares the destination for us and our arrival!  Trust God for the transition. 

We love you, and we are praying for you.

~Pastor Erroyl and Sis. Pinky

SALT

Sis. Pinky's Prayer:

Father, let us rejoice in You knowing that You have our best interests at heart. Help us to lean and rely on You in every single aspect of our lives and to trust You as You lead and guide us.

We love and praise you and we bless your Holy Name!

Amen!

Activate Your Faith

On this day, give a little bit of attention to your faith. Activate the thing that God gave you a measure of, that gets Jesus to say, "Because of your faith, you are__________ (healed, forgiven, etc..). I don't know about you, but I've got some things to put in that blank that need to be moved, eradicated, and then forgotten. It appears to me that, throughout his ministry, Jesus did some amazing things at the showing of faith (I.e. The woman with the issue of blood, the invalid lowered by his friends, to name a couple). 

Believe God for the miracles in your life, appreciate the sufferings for His name sake, and share the blessings with others. All three of those things are might be hard to do. Some things are harder for some people.. but by faith many great things have been done through out history. (Read Hebrews 11..Hebrews 11 is known as the Faith Hall of Fame among preachers. It practically preaches itself).. 

Why not add your name to that list of people who, by faith, did great things! How? Simply begin to trust God with little things in your life. Gradually build your faith. See if He won't show Himself faithful to righteous, earnest requests that are in His will. 

I love you, and I am praying for you.
Pastor Erroyl
~SALT