Ministering: Rev. Lanre Oluseye
Topic: Managing Transitions
Text: Numbers 9:15-23 (NIV)
Whoever you are, whatever you do, you will have to deal with transitions. The world is in constant motion, and we’re all constantly evolving.
In time, nothing is permanent. Education, exposure, change of environment, life’s experiences, enlightenment, etc., will make people change.
The past is not always bad and should not always be viewed as terrible. Where you are now is a function of where you used to be. Be grateful even for your past because it shaped and formed you.
Transitions do not usually warn you — whether you like it or not or are ready or not, change is bound to happen. Everything changes in time.
How to Know When it’s Time to Move on (Transit):
1. Be sensitive to the Holy Spirit. Don’t run ahead of the cloud. Chill! Wait for God’s timing. Only move when you get a signal from the Spirit (Numbers 9:17). Hear God for yourself. We are all children of God (1 John 3:2). God has no gain in your confusion. Divine direction is simple because God makes it easy for us to find him. His goal is for all men to come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). 1 John 5:14,15 — God has already given us His will in His Word. His answer to our petitions (which are in line with His will in His Word) is in His hearing. If you can find it in His Word, you can ask, knowing that He hears, and if He has heard, he has answered. The issue is that His answer may differ from the idol in your heart/ what you were expecting, so you may miss it. When you let the Holy Spirit lead you as you pray and believe, with time, a pattern will emerge on how God speaks to you. The leading of the Lord is not complex.
2. When the Cloud Moves, You Move. (Numbers 9:17). When there’s unnecessary heat or unnecessary cold where you are, move. Unnecessary pain and suffering may be indicators that the cloud has moved. There’s nothing as frustrating as staying in an environment that no longer serves your purpose. Don’t overstay in a place that frustrates your destiny. When there’s heaviness of heart that you can’t explain, even when everything looks okay (Matthew 26:37,38); when your joy has left the room, move.
3. When help is no longer available, especially if you’re in a position of leadership, it may be time to move on, rather than die in silence. (Exodus 17:12-14) When you can no longer find the support you used to have, it may be an indication that that season has expired.
4. When you no longer have somebody to catch you when you fall. Falling itself is not painful, it is the hardness of what you fall on that hurts. If you cannot find someone or people around you to catch you if you fall, leave.
5. When unusual things begin to happen around you, it may mean that your time there is up. Exodus 3:1-4 — Moses paid attention to ‘the burning bush that did not burn’. It was the signal that God was moving him from herding sheep to herding humans. Everything changed from that moment. Do not ignore unusual happenings around you.
Transitions are inevitable, but you must know when to move.
Prayer: Father I don’t want to stay in a season I have outgrown, in a level that has expired.
1 Samuel 30:8 — Father give us clear signs so we’re not confused about the movement of the cloud, by night or by day. Amen.
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