Hebrews 11:6(KJV)

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After a mere two years of marriage (and at a time when long-distance calls were expensive, there were no cell phones, and email was still only a theory for most), my husband and I moved away from our family and support system. We gave up our home and jobs, packed all our belongings into a U-Haul trailer, and drove 15 hours to a seminary in Texas. God’s call to pursue this path, one that pulled us away from family and friends, was scary to consider. At the time, I had just finished my first year of teaching and passed the TPAI, the certification process in 1991. I loved the work I was doing and the friends I had at the high school. Some people in my life didn’t understand our choice, which seemed illogical and unwise to them. Others were hurt by our decision to leave their side. Even supportive people gradually excluded my husband and me from events and communications. In discussing the cost of commitment with His disciples, Jesus offered this encouragement: “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel’s sake, but that he will receive a hundred times as much now in the present age … along with persecutions; and in the age to come, eternal life” (Mark 10:29-30). Jesus doesn’t promise us an easy and prosperous life if we follow Him. He warns us that difficulties will come, but so will the blessings. Does that mean He will give us one hundred houses if we give up one? No, what He is guaranteeing is that we won’t be sorry. His gifts will more than compensate for our losses. For over 20 years, my husband and I had to depend upon God for our survival and discovered personally His power, beauty, compassion, and kindness. He truly is “One who rewards those who seek Him” (Heb. 11:6). Adapted from “Called to Unknown Territory,” by Gayle Reynolds
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