WEEKLY MESSAGE
SUN, 11/05/25 - SAT, 17/05/25
ON THE MESSAGE THIS WEEK: TIME TO MOVE ON
KEY VERSE: “LET US GO ON... AND BECOME MATURE IN OUR UNDERSTANDING” (HEBREWS 6:1)
Is what worked in the past not working for you now? Maybe it’s a job you’ve outgrown, or a relationship you need to re-examine, or a method you need to change. Regardless of what it is, don’t become so settled that you can’t let go and move on when you need to. They say the hermit crab looks for a shell that fits it, and lives there until it outgrows it. At that point it has to scurry along the ocean floor and find a bigger one - a process that repeats itself throughout his entire life.
So, here’s the question: are you clinging to something that no longer fits you just because it’s easy and familiar? David said, ‘You... freed me when I was hemmed in and enlarged me when I was in distress’ (see Psalm 4:1). You must be willing to move out of your comfort zone and deal with a little ‘distress’. That’s what makes you grow.
Patience and persistence are admirable qualities, but they don’t work in situations you’ve outgrown. Instead of ‘hanging in’ and trying harder, at certain points in life you have to stop and ask yourself, ‘Is this situation good for me?’ If you’re not sure, ask God for ‘an understanding heart so that [you] can... know the difference between right and wrong’ (see 1 Kings 3:9). And when He tells you what to do - do it - even though at first it may not feel comfortable. When God says it’s time to move on, it’s because there’s another shell out there designed to fit you even better.
Remember, in Proverbs 3: 5-6, we are reminded to trust in the Lord always - with all our hearts - and indeed to not lean on our own human understanding. In all our ways we are to acknowledge Him, and He will (readily, wilfully, as He has been already waiting to do all along), direct your path.
"God grant me the serenity to gracefully accept the things You want me to - Enablement to change all the things I should - Wisdom to know the difference - Empowerment to be in perfect alignment with Your will and expectation for my life at every point along the way"
Have a glorious week in Jesus' Name, Amen.
(Article/ extract from ucb, wordfortoday)
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Did you know: There are almost 20 different passages in the Bible where it is mentioned that we are God's people.
Ref: Jeremiah 32:38 / Ezekiel 14:11 / Zechariah 8:8 / 2 Corinthians 6:16 / Hebrews 8:10 / Ezekiel 11:20 / Ezekiel 37:23 / Jeremiah 7:23 / Jeremiah 31:33 / Ezekiel 37:27 / Jeremiah 31:1 / Revelation 21:3 / Exodus 6:7 / Leviticus 26:12 / Jeremiah 11:4 / Jeremiah 30:22 / Ezekiel 36:28.