It’s Just What I’m Used To
“See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” - Isaiah 43:19
Letting go is not easy, but it becomes possible when we understand why it is so necessary. The reason Lot’s wife and her family found themselves in the situation they were in, that is having to flee Sodom, is because their existing reality was destined for destruction.
The handwriting was already on the wall for Sodom and Gomorrah. God had already decided to destroy the cities. It didn’t matter that Sodom and Gomorrah were great and prosperous cities in the past. All of that was gone now. They were no longer capable of fulfilling what God had planned. They were no longer capable of being bastions of hope, peace, and equity.
It was time to cut ties with the cities. It was time for them to cut their losses and let it go. Sometimes, we’re holding onto things that God has already declared are over. Sometimes we keep people around that we know in our spirit are not in line with God’s will for our lives.
I suspect Lot’s wife struggled walking away because she was familiar with the city, and her familiarity with it made it more difficult for her to walk away. I think that is why we stay or that is why we keep looking back because we are so familiar with the things that aren’t good for us.
The angel of the Lord described the city as their “playing field,” which means that they were intimately familiar with that territory. Even though everything behind her was bad, she was fixated on it because she had invested a lot of time there.
What have you invested your time in? Maybe there is something you have put so much effort and energy into that you just don’t want to let it go. You have become familiar with him or with her or with the place you are. You know it’s time to let go but, you keep telling yourself, “It’s just what I’m used to.”
But God is telling you, “See, I am doing a new thing!” He is ready to do something new in your life, my friend. Let go of what is familiar He has better in store for you!
Letting go is not easy, but it becomes possible when we understand why it is so necessary. The reason Lot’s wife and her family found themselves in the situation they were in, that is having to flee Sodom, is because their existing reality was destined for destruction.
The handwriting was already on the wall for Sodom and Gomorrah. God had already decided to destroy the cities. It didn’t matter that Sodom and Gomorrah were great and prosperous cities in the past. All of that was gone now. They were no longer capable of fulfilling what God had planned. They were no longer capable of being bastions of hope, peace, and equity.
It was time to cut ties with the cities. It was time for them to cut their losses and let it go. Sometimes, we’re holding onto things that God has already declared are over. Sometimes we keep people around that we know in our spirit are not in line with God’s will for our lives.
I suspect Lot’s wife struggled walking away because she was familiar with the city, and her familiarity with it made it more difficult for her to walk away. I think that is why we stay or that is why we keep looking back because we are so familiar with the things that aren’t good for us.
The angel of the Lord described the city as their “playing field,” which means that they were intimately familiar with that territory. Even though everything behind her was bad, she was fixated on it because she had invested a lot of time there.
What have you invested your time in? Maybe there is something you have put so much effort and energy into that you just don’t want to let it go. You have become familiar with him or with her or with the place you are. You know it’s time to let go but, you keep telling yourself, “It’s just what I’m used to.”
But God is telling you, “See, I am doing a new thing!” He is ready to do something new in your life, my friend. Let go of what is familiar He has better in store for you!
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