The past few days have been quite difficult. Mandy and I have been constantly on the move — even when we are not moving, our minds certainly are. There are lots of things to ponder and question. There are decisions that have to be made. And while we are confident in our larger decision to move to South Carolina, there are dozens of other decisions that cause confusion. And over the past couple of days, I have come across the obvious answer.

At church on Sunday, Perry said this: “Sometimes God allows the enemy to pursue us in order to propel us to the next step.” The sermon, on baptism, was highly effective as hundreds commited to be baptized. But for me, having already been baptized, I pondered what my next step was. It seems that this whole idea of moving is the next step — but that decision has already been made. Are we being pursued? Is there more to this decision?

I read Job 42 this morning and this verse stood out to me (Job speaking to God):

Job 42:2 — I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted. 

It seems that the primary issue I am having is letting go. In other words, I am trying to make this happen. The decision to move was made, and now we are trying to make it happen. But we cannot make it happen. Let me put it this way: this whole move / job change CAN NOT and WILL NOT happen without God making it happen. It is simply impossible for this to happen by my hand, no matter how hard I try. So I am letting go. It feels not unlike the time I jumped out of an airplane with a dude strapped to my back. There was simply nothing I could do to make myself land on earth safely, so I just enjoyed the ride.

Is God propelling me to something? I think so. Is he propelling you?