Go or stay

Go or stay? Go or stay? We have to ask ourselves the why’s in all of this. Why do I want to go? Why do I want to stay? Some people make a list of each and the one with the most wins. I’ve heard people be religious and say the Lord told me to go. My question is, does the Lord really care if you stay or go? I’ve heard people say, I’ve been called to a different church. This poses a particular question, especially when this individual didn’t do anything in the church they were at.
I think it’s easy to go and hard to stay. The people I’ve seen go are not any better off and not any happier then they were. Some are even not serving God anymore, just because they went. We see this stay and go dilemma played out every day. Spouses go, people go to different jobs, go from one addiction to another, move from one city to another looking for something and finding nothing. We’re not happy where we’re at, so we’re going to go and find our happiness. True happiness and joy comes from God. When all we have to do is learn to be content with what the Lord has given us and to understand that this is our lot in life. Financially, we’re only going to prosper as our souls prosper. For the Christian to keep trying to reach for the golden ring, it will always be elusive. If you believe that you truly are in Christ Jesus and He is your source for everything, then you really don’t have to go anywhere. He will prosper you, where your at. Supplying all your needs according to His rich’s in glory through Christ Jesus. He is the author and the finisher of our faith. How would it make Him look, to allow you to prosper above what your able to handle, (because he knows everything) and your wealthy lifestyle causes you to fall away, as some have and they haven’t realized it yet?
In Judaism, it is believed that every persons standard of living is set by God. By understanding this, you don’t need to struggle with trying to be something that God has determined that your not. I find great peace and comfort in this. I’m right where God wants me economically. We gave up our rights to build our own careers when we accepted Christ as our Savior. We are to be working for the Kingdom. We were bought with a price. We are not our own. Any job we have or career we work at is to pay the bills. It’s a means, not an end. The Kingdom has to come first. That’s why the term living within your means should mean something to Christians. What profits a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul?
Even if you’re your lot in life is to be average, your obligations are the same as the one who is above average or better. You see we’re all to do our share with what the Lord has given us. We are to be Stewards.
Stay or go? Ask the Lord and leave it in his hands. But be honest with yourself and with others. If you go and the Lord didn’t tell you to, and your chasing the golden ring or the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, your going to be disappointed. Come back and tell the Lord, that your willing to live His way and He will bless whatever you put your hands to.
I’m going to stay. There is a lot of work for me to do for Him right here in Battle Creek.