My View

Have been pondering the question of “leaving” lately. What does it mean to leave, to go away, to move your tent posts? And how quickly could I manage to go, if need be? How do you react when God tells you to “get ready to leave”?

As some of you know, I am a member of a missionary order. As such, I have made a decision to follow Christ wherever he leads me, and whenever he leads me. Part of our commitment is to live a life of simplicity, so that we (among other things) wouldn’t be tied to material things, hindering our flexibility and availability. But what does that mean?

I’ve found that being ready to leave isn’t that easy. What about our rental agreement for the house? What about my company car leasing agreement that ends in November? What about the kids’ schools? What about my job? What about my ministry? What about? What about?

“Start preparing for leaving!”

I guess all the people in the Bible that were led to move, to leave things behind, were feeling a bit of the same. When is the right time? How will I know?