One of my struggles with leaving has been leaving the security of a company that has always been there for my family and I. As mentioned in previous posts, there are friends and family that believe we are crazy for leaving such security.
Every day, since I put in my notice, I’ve wanted to talk to my employers about the possibility of staying and not moving to Miami. However, as those doubts about leaving arise, the words of Jesus echo in my mind. He said in Matthew 16:25-
"For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it."
Never have those words made more sense to me than they do right now! It would be very easy to stay and save my job and our lives as we know them. It is very difficult to leave and as foolish as it seems, I know it’s for the purpose of not only "life" for me and my family, it’s "life" for many who do not know Jesus yet.
I’m further reminded by Paul in I Cor 1:26-29, which says-
"Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him."
So, as we leave a "secure" life behind and move to Miami to start a church for people that don’t like church and an outreach for the hungry, please pray we will never forget that it’s not about us.
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