When God Gives You The Go Ahead: You Have To Move, Turn, Risk, Leap. Three Things Can Keep That From Happening

“You have stayed here long enough. TURN…” (Deuteronomy 2:3 TLB) When God gives you the go ahead: You have to MOVE, TURN, RISK, LEAP, so what if it is uncomfortable, do it anyway. God Moves Are Never Wrong. But these 7 words are important. "When God gives you the go ahead".  When considering a move, seek the Lord and His perspective above all else. God’s plan for your life always involves your gifts, His timing, and being in the right place. But three things can keep that from happening: 1. Fear of Failing: (For some reason we’re under the impression that failures are final and fatal, and that is far from the truth. When you read the Bible from cover-to-cover you will quickly discover that all of God’s children failed at some point in time. Absolutely none of them were perfect. They failed as Kings, Priests, Prophets, Judges, Leaders, Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Married, Single, Young and Old Alike. No one that is flesh and blood is exempt from failure! However, failure is not to be feared, it’s to be learned from so that you better appreciate the success when it does come); 2. Unwillingness to Leave Your Comfort Zone: (Sadly many people have not failed because of where they’ve gone, but because of where they’ve chosen to stay. Truth is, you can’t get THERE, remaining HERE! This means daily you have to challenge yourself to do, try and experience new, different, uncomfortable and unfamiliar things. You have to learn to broaden your circle by getting out of the box! No one fulfills their Calling in a Comfort Zone. Jesus walked the world over healing and delivering, but it was the shedding of His blood that brought salvation. And last I checked, the cross was not the most comfortable way to the crown, but He endured it. And whatever your cross is, endure it! Get out of your comfort zone, so you can finally fulfill your calling); and 3. Being Swayed by the Opinions of Others: (Another sad commentary is that many people accomplish only minimal greatness because they’re so busy ignoring Christ and listening to their Critics! If you are to do great things, you have to get past the opinions of people. And it doesn’t matter whether those opinions are good or bad. Even Jesus had Hosanna’s turn to Crucify Him by the same mouths! So likewise, you have to learn to do what God has called you to do, and be who He has called you to be, without the need for people opinions, validations, confirmations, seal of approval and pat on the back. When God gives the go ahead, only a fool allows others to stop him! Remember: Use Your Gifts, Move in God’s Timing, and Make Sure You Are Always in the Right Place!  When considering a move, seek the Lord and His perspective above all else. In focusing on our text, there came a point where in order to enter the Promised Land, God said to Israel, “You have traveled around this mountain long enough. Now TURN…” (NLV). Please understand that when you reach this point it’s crucial that you say yes to God and be willing to step out in faith! Whether God is directing you, or redirecting you, listen, heed and immediately obey! Think about it, and let’s be honest, we can all admit that we’ve stayed in places longer than we should have. And to be even more brutally honest, many of us have stayed in stuff we should’ve never been in, in the first place! But how much longer do you intend to miss God's greatness for your life?  When God gives you the go ahead: You have to MOVE, TURN, RISK, LEAP, so what if it is uncomfortable, do it anyway. God Moves Are Never Wrong.