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Abraham was looking forward , he was able to walk away from what was behind him .
I feel like so many of us are unable to walk into what ’ s ahead of us because we ’ re so focused on what ’ s behind us . There ’ s nothing wrong with looking back over where we ’ ve been in life and reflecting on that . Looking back can give us amazing reminders of God ’ s power , presence , faithfulness , and provision . And looking back in this way can provide the fuel we need to trust God for what ’ s next . But there ’ s another thing that looking back can lead to . It can cause us to long to go back to where we were . We can long for a previous season or a previous job or a previous place we called home . This kind of looking back causes us to crave familiarity as though that must be what ’ s best for us . encourage you to let go of what has been so you can live into what could be .
Excerpt from Bring It Out by Ben Pilgreen , Revell , a division of Baker Publishing Group , used by permission . http :// www . bakerpublishinggroup . com
Abraham could choose to build a life for himself or step into what God wanted to build through his life . You have the exact same choice . I know leaving the familiar is challenging . You probably already have ideas about the kind of life you want to build . But before you cling to what ’ s so familiar , let me
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Ben Pilgreen is the founding and current lead pastor of Epic Church , a dynamic and diverse church located in downtown San Francisco . Ben loves coaching leaders , whether in church or in business . He is the host of the Bring It Out podcast and serves as the Bay Area Regional Leader for the Strategic Launch Network , coaching church planters and pastors who have started churches within the network . Ben and his wife , Shauna , have four wonderful children and make their home in San Francisco . 11