I am not quite sure how to go about sharing my thoughts today, but Im going to give it a try. Bear with me. It’s interesting how the separation with Lot and Abram didn't stand out to me yesterday, but it certainly made an impact on me as I read others' shares. This bit of scripture, in particular, prompted me to go on a journey yesterday to better understand how or why God uses separation.
After Lot separated from him, God said to Abram, “Open your eyes, look around. Look north, south, east, and west. Everything you see, the whole land spread out before you, I will give to you and your children forever. I’ll make your descendants like dust—counting your descendants will be as impossible as counting the dust of the Earth. So—on your feet, get moving! Walk through the country, its length and breadth; I’m giving it all to you.”Genesis 13:14-17 MSG
I wasn't surprised their reunion today jumped off the page at me. It makes perfect sense actually. I have a very hard time ending relationships and putting boundaries in place because it "feels" like Im being mean. Separation doesn't have to be a bad thing. I find myself not only
asking, "Whom in my life might You ask me to separate from," but also, "Are there boundaries You are asking me to put in place?" I also can't help but ask Yahweh, "How might you use separation in my life or in the lives of others?"
When Abram heard that his nephew [Lot] had been captured, he armed and led out his trained men, born in his own house, [numbering] three hundred and eighteen, and went in pursuit as far [north] as Dan.
Genesis 14:14 AMP
Yesterday I was drawn to the separation that took place. Today I was drawn to that season potentially ending, which means their separation was very likely temporary. I am walking out a season of separation currently. Today was such a reminder that separation can be a good thing. As I prayed about this idea of separation it was like the Holy Spirit was highlighting separation like sanctification. Sanctify means to set apart, AKA: Separate. That was the image I was getting over the value the Lord places in setting things apart. I went on a little search of what the dictionary has to say about Sanctification.
Sanc·ti·fi·ca·tion
noun
While the separation between Abram and Lot was likely a season, in my own life I have walked through seasons of separation some that took place for a reason, likely to protect from danger, provide protection and even prompt redirection. Other times separation was used only for a season like we see here, a period of time where God does a work in us. There are still other times separation truly an ending. The Forever kind of separation feels like death. Divorce felt like that for me. It's likely why I struggle so much with things coming to an end. Seeing God use separation today to manifest His FULLNESS in Abram really gives me a new perspective, a new meaning on its value in the process of sanctification.
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