DOZ Issue 18 April 2017 | Page 10

DON’T LIVE A LIFE OF COMPROMISE Eturuvie Erebor He took his son, Abraham, his daughter-in-law, Sarah, Abraham’s wife and his grandson, Lot and although the vision was to go to Canaan, the Bible records that they came to Haran and dwelt there. Terah represents a large section of humans on the earth today 10 | DOZ Magazine | April 2017 T he world is full of people who know what they want but fail to get it because they are willing to compromise. Many are too scared to step out of their comfort zone and that which is familiar to them to reach for that which they want. And if for any reason, they try to do so, at the first sign of trouble, they will quit and settle for that which is not what they want. For such people, the end of their journey on earth is usually filled with regret. Regret for the dreams that remain unfulfilled and which with their exit will never be fulfilled, at least not by them. Terah was the father of Abraham, and he had a dream to go from Ur of the Chaldees, where he lived at the time, to Canaan. He took his son, Abraham, his daughter-in-law, Sarah, Abraham’s wife and his grandson, Lot and although the vision was to go to Canaan, the Bible records that they came to Haran and dwelt there. Terah represents a large section of humans on the earth today. They have a dream, and although they take steps to achieve their «