Karen 'Girl' FridayThough None Go With Me: Move on With Jesus

Though None Go With Me: Move on With Jesus

Though none go with me. Not all people will stand by you…believe in your dreams or calling. Move on with Jesus.

I recently finished a 30-day devotional by a writing friend, Dr. O’Shea Lowery, Lord, Please Help Me: God’s Truth & Light for Dark Times.

And I thoroughly enjoyed each devotion and the practical application to my life. So I’m sharing an excerpt this week from one of the devotions.

Though None Go With Me

“As a result of this many of His disciples withdrew and were not walking with Him anymore. So Jesus said to the twelve, ‘You do not want to go away also, do you?'” John 6:66-67 (NASB 1995)

God is bringing all of His children to their very own personal Promised Land—a place where He has assigned us to work and carry out His kingdom agenda.

God is bringing all of His children to their very own personal Promised Land—a place where He has assigned us to work and carry out His kingdom agenda. Dr. O'Shea Lowery, "Lord, Please Help Me" devotional Share on X

…while journeying toward these ordained places, seasons may occur in which we find ourselves traveling alone—not aloof from God but from those to who we wished would have accompanied us. The guestion is, will we allow these moments to halt us in our journeys, or will we continue to follow Jesus?

David was the king of Israel, both blessed and anointed. Yet, on one particular day, David found himself fleeing for his life—not from an enemy or even a stranger but from Absalom, his very own son. David had to leave behind his home, his throne, and all that he loved. (See 2 Samuel 15:13-18)

Shea reminds us how we all experience those times in our lives when people who we trusted and loved rejected and betrayed us. And also times God had to step in and purposefully remove acquaintances from our lives who were unsafe or unhealthy.

Not All People

We experience these hard times. But here are 3 things from Dr. Lowery to remember:

(1.) Not all people will stand by you when the going gets tough.

Indeed, some may walk away. But when this happens, you must move on with Jesus. Do not allow any bitterness to take root in your soul. What you may deem as rejection may literally be God’s protection.

Not all people will stand by you when the going gets tough. Indeed, some may walk away. But when this happens, you must move on with Jesus. Dr. O'Shea Lowery, "Lord, Please Help Me" devotional Share on X

(2.) Not all people will believe in your dream, your calling, or even the mission God has called you to undertake.

Do not get stuck looking over your shoulder, desiring certain individuals to believe in you or to join you in your work. Keep moving on with Jesus. Trust the Lord to place in your life the people He wants to help you, encourage you, and be involved with what He is calling you to do.

(3.) God sees the bigger picture.

A purpose exists in what you are going through. God knows what He is going to do in and through the circumstances He is allowing in your life. Even those betrayals and rejections He will use to make you more like HIs Son, Jesus. Trust Him; He will bring beauty from ashes.

Though None Go: God’s Faithfulness

David understood that God was his shield, his glory and the One who lifted his head…that God was faithfull while others proved faithless. (See Psalm 3:1-8 by David)

The same holds true for us today. Not everyone will be for you or stand by you. However, God will. Always…that is all that should ever matter.

“Simon Peter answered Him, ‘Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life. We have believed and have come to know that You are the Holy One of God.'” John 6:68-69 (NASB 1995)

Dr. O’Shea Lowery is the mother of two and the Nana of eight. She is a passionate speaker and writer, imparting God’s truth and lessons, which He has entrusted to her, to women’s groups, church classrooms, and through women’s Bible studies, poems, podcasts, and blogs.

Shea received her bachelor’s degree in Christian Ministry from Blue Mountain Christian University, her master’s degree in Biblical Counseling from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and her doctorate in Family Ministries at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Visit her website: Entrusted Hope Ministries: Entrusted Hope Ministries desires to Teach, Equip, and Encourage women and children by entrusting to them the Gospel of Jesus Christ with which God has entrusted us.

Her devotional is available at Amazon, Lord, Please Help Me: God’s Truth & Light for Dark Times

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