10x10

Our earthly goods have been packed away in a 10x10 storage unit. What a release!
We've spent 4 years hauling around so much stuff because it represent a "old" life. Something we longed to get back to. A place we were comfortable and knew so well. But God has different plans and now we've released our "stuff" to God and put Him in control. Now we're able to move forward instead of looking back.
I'm reminded of a life group discussion about Genesis 19. Lot (a man who lived in Sodom and Gomorrah) was ushered to leave the town before God destroyed it. But he was warned to "escape for your life. Do not look back of stop anywhere in the valley. Escape to the hills, lest you be swept away". (Genesis 19:17) I am quick to compare my feeling with Lot's wife. But as they were leaving town she looked back and turned to salt. Okay, so I know I wont turn to salt if I yearn for what used to be or "look back" on our life. However, I feel the Holy Spirit stirring in me an understanding that God's moving us forward. Walk in praise and thanksgiving! Live each day with a great anticipation of the wonders He will do in my family's life. Don't look back, dwell, or yearn for what was. It's gone, God's glory has been evident through these past years and now it's time to Grow, Give, and Go!