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Speaker 2: your Father in Heaven. No matter what is happening in
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Speaker 2: we'll pray for today's prayer for Moving Families. A Prayer
Speaker 2: for Moving Families written by Callie Logan, read by Kerrie Iiberger.
Speaker 2: I declare the from the beginning and ancient times, from
Speaker 2: what is still to come, I say, my purpose will stand,
Speaker 2: and all my good pleasure I will accomplish, I say
Speaker 2: forty six, Verse ten. Life has a way of surprising
Speaker 2: you with journeys you would never quite expect. For many,
Speaker 2: the intention is to stay in one place permanently, but
Speaker 2: as life has a way of unfolding, those plans can change.
Speaker 2: According to University Hospitals, moving is among the top three
Speaker 2: most stressful events in life, which is why it is
Speaker 2: vital to be rooted in prayer throughout a move. When
Speaker 2: God is at the center of an action, even when
Speaker 2: it's intense, there is a security in knowing that you
Speaker 2: do not walk that path alone. Location is important to
Speaker 2: the Lord, for he is intentional with all that he
Speaker 2: instructs and moves us to do. And Genesis twelve, the
Speaker 2: Lord can man Abram, who would later be named Abraham,
Speaker 2: to leave the land he had known for all of
Speaker 2: his life. Scripture tells us, Now the Lord said to Abram,
Speaker 2: go from your country and your kindred and your father's
Speaker 2: house to the land that I will show you. Can
Speaker 2: you imagine the questions that arose from family members or neighbors.
Speaker 2: We must also consider that you Paul did not exist,
Speaker 2: and Abram was not a young man, but he still obeyed,
Speaker 2: were told Genesis twelve four. So Abram went as the
Speaker 2: Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram
Speaker 2: was seventy five years old when he departed from Heron.
Speaker 2: And Abram took Syra his wife, and Lot, his brother's son,
Speaker 2: and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the
Speaker 2: people that they had acquired in Heron, and they set
Speaker 2: out to go to the land of Canaan. This was
Speaker 2: not a temporary move for them. They left nothing behind
Speaker 2: but the days gone by when they obeyed what the
Speaker 2: Lord told them to do, despite not knowing what awaited
Speaker 2: them in Canaan. When Abram and his family at last
Speaker 2: arrived in Canaan. They were met with unexpected company, for
Speaker 2: the land was already inhabited. It did not matter how
Speaker 2: the circumstance appeared at the time, but rather what mattered
Speaker 2: most was what God would say instruct or assurer next.
Speaker 2: In the same way, believers today may find that when
Speaker 2: they do move as God instructs, or when He opens
Speaker 2: a door for a move, what awaits them can at
Speaker 2: first appear counterintuitive. Just because something is not simple or
Speaker 2: free of obstacles does not mean it is not from God,
Speaker 2: nor does it mean He does not have a greater
Speaker 2: plan moving forward. What is vital is to listen for
Speaker 2: his voice, to be aware of his guiding hand, and
Speaker 2: to rest in his provision for every step. Abram did
Speaker 2: as God instructed. When he arrived in the new land.
Speaker 2: A promise awaited him as a welcome gift, and Jesus
Speaker 2: is twelve seven we are told. Then the Lord appeared
Speaker 2: to Abram and said, to your offspring, I will give
Speaker 2: this land. So he built an altar there for the
Speaker 2: Lord who had appeared to him. From there he moved
Speaker 2: to the hill country on the east of Bethel and
Speaker 2: pitched his tent from Bethel on the west and I
Speaker 2: on the east. This promise was not something given lightly,
Speaker 2: for its impact and legacy still hold weight to this
Speaker 2: very day in the Holy Lands. God did indeed fulfill
Speaker 2: his promise to Abram, but the road to that destination
Speaker 2: would require patience, trust, endurance, and loyalty to the Lord.
Speaker 2: In the same way, those who are moving today must
Speaker 2: recognize that these actions are not solely for the present day,
Speaker 2: but impact generations to come. When the big picture lens
Speaker 2: is used, there is also a sense of hope to
Speaker 2: keep going when things do indeed become stressful or uncertain.
Speaker 2: Know that when you move with the Lord, you move
Speaker 2: with His hand upon every step of the way. Let's pray,
Speaker 2: Father God, we lift up today families or individuals who
Speaker 2: are planning a move. We know that even a move
Speaker 2: across town can have a domino effect on the lives
Speaker 2: of those around them, future generations, and those making them
Speaker 2: move themselves. Lord, we know that you see the whole
Speaker 2: plan from start to end. With that in mind, we
Speaker 2: pray Lord for assurance for those taking leaps of faith
Speaker 2: that they will be met with solid ground. They can
Speaker 2: only come from You, And we pray for conviction of
Speaker 2: spirit that they know full well that you sent them.
Speaker 2: We pray Father for all that will be required of
Speaker 2: them in the process, from packing to finding a new dwelling,
Speaker 2: to making new friends to connected to a new church body. Lord,
Speaker 2: May they be met not only with assistance from You,
Speaker 2: but may each member of the family moving know within
Speaker 2: themselves that You have a purpose for the smooth in
Speaker 2: their lives and in their stories. May this experience you
Speaker 2: one that glorifies your name and serves as a testimony
Speaker 2: of your creativity, goodness and destiny for them, lifting up
Speaker 2: others to trust you in the same way as well.
Speaker 2: We thank you for all that you are doing in
Speaker 2: the lives of your children in Jesus Holy Name. Amen.
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