May 4 2018 – Click here to listen
Today starts the beginning of my move into my new home. It is my sincere hope that there will only be one more move that I make after this one and that will be when I move into my mansion in heaven that is being prepared for me by Jesus Christ.
Currently I have furniture in three separate locations and have coordinated moving items from Tallahassee, Sarasota, and my current home in Port St. Lucie with three different moving companies. It is a logistical nightmare and I don’t look forward to it.
I lived in the same home in the Atlanta area for 27 years. I didn’t want my children to have to move around all over the country and refused to move from our home until they were out of college, married, and had left home. My desire for the boys was that they would enjoy stability during their early years and make friends that would last a lifetime, (something I lacked).
That goal was accomplished and soon after they graduated from college, got married, and we became empty nesters, we began moving. First it was Jacksonville Florida for two years, then seven years in Islamorada in the Florida Keys, then the Tallahassee area at Honey Lake for nine years, then to Sarasota for two, and finally to Port St. Lucie.
Whew!
I’m tired . . .
I have grown weary of moving and want to settle in. I want to become involved in my local community and find a church that I love and make some new friends. I am excited about this opportunity to find lasting rest and peace.
Lasting rest and peace in a frenetic-chaotic world is something that I believe most people want. I can’t speak for you, but it is what I want. So, with that in mind I am changing the direction in my life. It begins with my new home which is perfect for what I desire; it’s comfortable and easy to maintain and is located right on the St. Lucie River in the heart of a wildlife sanctuary. My boat will sit on a lift and within minutes I can be fishing in the beautiful Atlantic Ocean or on the river.
It all sounds good, but as I head into the “ninth inning” I realize that the real lasting rest and peace will only be accomplished when Jesus calls me home. That move will not be complicated and no movers will be necessary, because I will only take two things with me when I go to meet Jesus. That will be the good and the bad I’ve done in my life. The bad will be covered in the blood of Jesus and remembered no more, (Hebrews 8:12 – And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins.) But the good will last forever. 1 Cor. 2:9 But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”
I’m ashamed that I wasted so much of my life apart from Jesus. God’s amazing grace is wonderful, for without it lasting rest and peace would not be achievable. I pray the Lord will give me many more days to proclaim His goodness and continue fighting the good fight until I finish the course. I pray that my life will not have been spent in vain and the purpose for which He created me will be fulfilled.
2 Tim 4:7
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing.
Have a great weekend and go to church this Sunday!