Thoughts from Pastor Steven

Chances are there’s a relational confrontation that you’re attempting to avoid right now.  Stop hiding from it.  Instead, lean into it.  You’ll come out on the other side with a stronger relationship (best case), or realizing that the relationship is no longer worth investing in (still a valuable outcome).  Either way, relational progress is never achieved by bobbing and weaving.

I’ll also make a wild guess that God may be initiating a transition in an area of your life these days.  (Because that’s what He does.)  If God is urging you to leave behind a current way of doing things-and this could be something as major as your career path or as seemingly detailed as your daily schedule-don’t fight against Him.  When you feel the internal pull to abandon a comfort zone for greener pastures, the worst thing you can do is put on the parking brake.  Ask the children of Israel, who managed to turn a 3 day journey into a 40 year holding pattern.
Running away will keep you grounded.
Only when you lean into your change can God propel you to a higher place.

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