Obedience is
better than sacrifice…
(1 Samuel 15:22)
If you really know me, you know that I profess the Holy Spirit’s grace and
mercy by speaking favor over my life. By the instruction of David Frazier, I
wave my hand over my head whenever I say the word FAVOR and declare that I
believe all that His Word says about me. So when things happen in my life that
I do not understand, I know that in the spirit, the experience is for my good.
And that faith is what keeps me sane as my family enters a new season and
begins a new journey.
When I first learned that we were re-locating again for my husband’s
career, my first response was what? My second response…now? All I could think about were the efforts
exhausted during the past three years to become a part of the community. As I
tried to reconcile the enormity of a move, everything around me kept reminding
me that obedience is better than sacrifice. And that faith, knowing that humble
submission to the Father’s will, is greater than any personal sacrifice that I
have to make as my family enters this new season and begins our new journey.When I finally settled down to examine how this change aligned with His Word spoken over my life, He revealed that none of this is a surprise, exposing the rams that He had already positioned for this moment: the teams and infrastructure in place that keep us connected to clients, regardless of physical location; the location of our new home that puts me less than thirty minutes away from a major international airport; and my favorite, the loyalty points that have already been accumulated that can be used to visit the office during the transition months. And that faith, seeing small examples of favor in my life, is what allows me to walk with bolder confidence that this is working for our good as my family enters this new season and begins our new journey.
When I opened my eyes and my heart to see the possibilities in our new community, I realized that I am in a fertile land to expand the purposed work as advocates of educating young people about the 21st century realities of manufacturing and other STEM related careers. I know that I am exactly where I am supposed to be for a time such as this. And that faith, knowing that grace and mercy came before me, is the best blessing of all as my family enters this new season and begins our new journey.
Waving my hand over my head, I speak FAVOR over my life and over my family’s life in our new home. This move is not what I planned, yet, I know that it is for the good of my purposed work. Not my will, but Thy Will be done, thus I submit: obedience is better than sacrifice. If you would like to share your experiences about re-locating while building a business, or being obedient to unplanned events in your good works, let us know by commenting or sending an email to latanyua.robinson@gmail.com. If you like this post and want to catch up on some of the previous discussions, please visit the full Purposed Work blog at http://ltr-latrobe-mfg.blogspot.com/.
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