No Turning Back

Good morning!  I hope you had a great weekend.

1 Kings 19:19-21 (NASB)
19  So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, while he was plowing with twelve  pairs of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth . And Elijah passed over to him and threw his mantle on him.  20  He left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, "Please let me kiss my father and my mother, then I will follow  you." And he said to him, "Go back again, for what have I done to you?"  21  So he returned from following him, and took the pair of oxen and sacrificed them and boiled their flesh with the implements of the oxen, and gave it to the people and they ate. Then he arose and followed  Elijah and ministered to him.

There are times when God gives us a new direction in life.  These times often require us to leave the comfort and security of things we know and love, to enter into a place of uncertainty.   To follow requires great trust in God's sustaining hand.  

I pointed to the account of Elisha's calling today, because of the way Elisha dealt with his choice.  He closed the door to his past life in a dramatic way.  Once the decision was made, there was no turning back for him.   I find that all too often, we try to keep our foot in the door, just in case things don't work out.  By doing so we declare with our actions that we do not fully trust God's direction or provision.

Today, God may be calling you in a new direction in your life.  Are you willing to cut the lines to the securities of your past, so that you can move forward into the fullness of God's plan for you life?   I hope today you will choose the best and not simply settle for "good enough."

Until next Monday, may God's richest blessings be yours this week.

Carl