The reason so many get hung-up in the book of Acts is because they do not realize (or accept) the fact, that it is a transitional book. It moves us, as it were, from the Gospels into the Epistles, from the earthly into the heavenlies. And just like moving from one house to another, it can be a little bewildering and unsettling during the interval between.
So it is with those in-between times in our lives, when God is transferring us from one phase of life to another. It is not too awfully difficult getting adjusted to a new stage in life, from that of the previous period; it’s the time in-between that can be very problematic. Most of us can take the “from” and the “to”; it is the link connecting the two that tries us most. Its the crossing Jordan, if you please, that’s so challenging. Getting from the one place to the other is one thing. but right in the middle...?
During a transitional time you are letting go of some old things, and acquiring new ones. The difficulty lies in the fact the new has not been proved like the old. There is an element of faith with the one that necessitates us leaving our old comfort zone. None of us like our nest being stirred up. New endeavors take a new, fresh faith, and we are creatures who like to live on the “old manna” of the wilderness, rather than to take the step of faith required to enjoy the “fresh fruits” of Canaan’s Eschol. You can’t get from where you are to where God wants you to be without faith. Faith is the thing that connects the two. It’s the thing in-between.
“It is not the leaving and arriving, it’s the journey between that can be so taxing.”
(rds)
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