He had the willpower to pursue his dreams , to begin the race but he did not have what it took to complete the journey , and he quit midway and dwelt in Haran
dream when the challenges of life show up , they abandon their dream and destination and settle for something else . Haran , where Terah finally dwelt represents a compromise . It was not his dream , it was not his desire , and it was not the reason he set out from Ur of the Chaldees . Canaan was his dream , and he set out towards it but did not arrive there . He had the willpower to pursue his dreams , to begin the race but he did not have what it took to complete the journey , and he quit midway and dwelt in Haran . Unfortunately , the moment he compromised and stayed in Haran , he lost the will power to move from Haran to Canaan . Whenever we compromise , it becomes more difficult to achieve our initial goal and the more we compromise in life , the more difficult it becomes for us to reach our goals and get the things we want . Terah died in Haran and never saw his dream of going to Canaan fulfilled . I imagine as he lay on his death bed knowing his life was coming to an end , he must have looked back at his life and if anything regretted his decision to compromise and not finish that which he had set out to do and get that which he wanted .
Many of us , like Terah , know what we want out of life . We know where we ought to be , and we take steps to get there . However , when life throws obstacles in our paths , as it usually does , we compromise and settle for less and convince ourselves that it will do , but will it do ? When we come face to face with death as we inevitably will , can we look back on the life of compromise we lived , and feel no regret ?
Whatever your answer may be , I will conclude by saying , it is time to rise from Haran and move to Canaan .
He had the willpower to pursue his dreams , to begin the race but he did not have what it took to complete the journey , and he quit midway and dwelt in Haran
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