Looking back is not an option

Gen. 31:21 “He arose and crossed the river.”

 Fording our most treacherous obstacles sets us on the path to destiny.  In the days of Jacob, there were not bridges and highways to move a family easily across country.  The journey back home required significant risks in stepping out, fording, and traveling with little ones and livestock.

When Jacob crosses the river, he cannot go back.  We all need to have moments of commitment that solidify our future and put us in the position of complete dependence on God. 

Ever since I have known Troy, which is over 20 years, he has had a heart for the nations.  When we first became acquainted, we would gather weekly in a large prayer room with a map of the world rolled out on the wall.  Looking up to this map, we would intercede for the nations of the world, call out for God’s purposes, bind the devil, and long for massive mission movements to fill the world with His purposes.

Troy longed to be a part of this movement, but at the time, his commitments to his job and family made it impossible for him to go.  He knew what he wanted from his previous travels with Youth With A Mission where he was introduced to cross-cultural missions, but now was not the time.

Patiently waiting, but still praying, Troy and his family endured some difficult times of preparation as this dream of his was tested again and again.