One of life's toughest decisions...

Gen 12:1
12 The Lord had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. - NIV

Leaving comfortable for the promise of a greater destiny in one of life’s toughest decisions. Abraham knew Haran. For seventy five years he had live there, built a life and I am sure grown comfortable and in many ways satisfied. Now God shows up in his life desiring to take Abraham to a greater destiny.

Gen 12:2-3
2 "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." -NIV

One Catch…he has to leave comfortable for the unknown.

Heb 11:8-9
8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. - NIV

Here lies a great truth…often to experience the future requires letting go of the past. Leaving the land of comfortable is often a prerequisite for God to move us to a place of greater destiny. God knows the most dangerous place for a believer to be is too comfortable. Why???
1. You stop growing personally
2. Faith dwindles while reliance on the past increases
3. Loss of passion
4. Become increasingly critical of others

What about YOU? Have you grown too comfortable? Is everything in your spiritual life explainable, predictable and routine? It is an easy place to fall into. Believers do it, churches do it as well. We have all been there, but not all come out.

How do you leave comfortable?

1. REDISCOVER your First Love – everything starts with a renewed desire for personal prayer, worship and God’s Word. A clear picture of eternity changes everything!

Heb 11:10
0 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. - NIV

2. Be willing to let God STRETCH YOU – step out, take a chance, follow your heart, obey and trust God’s leading

Gen 12:4
4 So Abram left, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Haran – NIV

Be fore warned, it will not come without pressing pass some fear but do not give in! Outside of comfortable is where passion is found, faith is alive and destiny unfolds.

Remember, leaving comfortable for the promise of a greater destiny is one of life’s toughest decisions. I’m glad Abraham said YES. What will you and I do???

Blessings,

Pastor Darren