Sometimes God will let our brook dry up to get us to move on to some place new. Maybe because someone else needs us, like the widow woman needed Elijah - later on her son became very ill and actually died. Elijah took him to the loft where he stayed and prayed over him and the bible says, "the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived." Sometimes God will dry up our brook so we'll move on because it's something we need to do for ourselves! I remember one period in my life when I was just going through the motions of going to church. There were problems and I was really having a rough time. At that time I couldn't go to the pastor, he was having his own problems. The church was in trouble and although I wasn't part of the problem I couldn't be part of the solution and no one who could fix it would. The sermons were boring, I wasn't getting anything out of church for me! Deep down inside I knew this but I wasn't ready to give up, I guess. I kept trying! No one was willing to do anything to turn things around. Then, one day out of the blue, I got a phone call! My brook dried up! God knew how unhappy I had been. He knew my soul was suffering and my spirit was in need. He knew I needed to move and He knew where I was needed - so He moved me.

Many people are afraid of change. What happens if you move and it was the wrong thing to do? But what happens if you don't move and that was the wrong move? I'm not just talking about the place where you worship. You really need to consider everything involved and make sure you are in God's will before you make any moves but especially before you change your place of worship! But any move you might make in your life is a big decision. While any move could be the wrong move, so could any time you just stay in a miserable job or relationship. (And before we start on relationships, I'm not an advocate of divorce!) I'm talking here about when God dries up your brook and forces you to move. When you recognize that God is working in your life, when you know that He has his hand in the water, then you shouldn't be afraid to move on. Even if, when you get to the next place, the meal barrel is empty, you should still know that if God wanted you to move He will work it out! If you lose your job, He can supply you with another job. If the salary is not as big as what you were making, He can still make it a better job, just have patience. If you are dating or otherwise in a less than perfect relationship outside of marriage consider getting out before you get in too deeply! Don't be afraid of change. Often moving on is better than staying in a bad situation for years!

Sometimes God will dry up your brook and move you to help you and even others along the way, but there are other times God expects you to use common sense and move yourself!

I hope you won't be like the song leader at one revival I attended. After the sermon the evangelist called for a song and the song leader lead the congregation in the hymn "I Shall Not Be Moved."


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