Allotted Periods and Boundaries

A friend of ours sent this as prayer and encouragement to us on Sunday from Acts 17:26-28.  As I have begun reflect upon the words, they give me real challenge and encouragement about our next steps.  The thought of the change that is coming our way is a little (or alot) overwhelming and we are simply trying as best we can to follow God with everything that we are.  Though some may not understand our choice, we have had to make our most difficult decision so far to make this move forward in God's plan for our lives.  Our love and passion for the greatness of Jesus has not changed one bit, we have simply had to make a different decision that is just as God-glorifying as the original one we have made to come to here.

Here are Paul's words in Acts 17:26-28: "And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us, for 'In him we live and move and have our being'; as even some of your own poets have said, "For we are indeed his offspring.'

 There are allotted periods (of time) and boundaries where God places us for this purpose: "That we would seek him, in the hope that they might feel their way toward him and find him". That is God's purpose for us, wherever our boundaries are and wherever we spend our time.Our life is to be about seeking him, not who we work for, where we live, what our age is, or our race.  We are to spend our days seeking him in the hope that we get deeper and deeper into his character. It is not about geography or decades, but it is only about seeking God.  Only about seeking him.  

 Seek him only today for it is the only place to find the real essence of life.