Flexibility

Relocation requires flexibility.

One of my favorite Bible characters is Abraham. God calls him to leave his home, a place at that time of tremendous wealth.

God asks him to leave without knowing where he was going (God only told him that he would lead him to the right place).

Here's the kicker: for the rest of his life, Abraham and his family would live in tents and not houses.

God asks Abe and his family to go to a foreign land (to relocate) and a different culture, where they speak a different language with different foods and ways of living and Abe's response is: "Okay - no problem. No worries, man."

He lived in a permanent impermanence. He was, and here's our word of the day, he was flexible.

What is flexibility? It's the ability to adapt to changing circumstances without losing your focus or joy. It is the ability to go with the flow, to make the best out of any and every situation.

What's the opposite of flexibility? Unbelief. Disobedience. Living in a rut (A rut is a gave with both ends kicked out).

The African impala can jump to a height of over 10 feet and cover a distance of greater than 30 feet. Yet these magnificent creatures can be kept in an enclosure in any zoo with a 3-foot wall. The animals will not jump if they cannot see where their feet will fall. Faith (flexibility) is the ability to trust what we cannot see, and with faith (flexibility) we are freed from the flimsy enclosures of life that only fear allows to entrap us.

As people in God's kingdom we need to demonstrate and show flexibility to adopt new methods to reach the Southland of Chicago. We need be flexible as we relocate to 183rd street.