{"id":1281,"date":"2013-08-17T14:59:51","date_gmt":"2013-08-17T14:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chadstutzman.net\/?p=1281"},"modified":"2013-08-17T14:59:51","modified_gmt":"2013-08-17T14:59:51","slug":"its-about-time-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chadstutzman.com\/?p=1281","title":{"rendered":"It’s About Time To Go!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last Sunday my wife and I went on a bike ride on the local Rails to Trails in Millersburg.\u00a0 It’s a great place to ride, walk or run because its mostly flat.\u00a0 We were with several friends enjoying the beautiful day.\u00a0 The local Amish also use this trail with their buggies because it’s nice to avoid the traffic on the main roads.<\/p>\n

On our way back we came up behind a buggy that was going very slow.\u00a0 I was in front of the group and had to slow down, because some other people were coming the other way on bikes.\u00a0 We all slowed down as we got behind this buggy and then a young Amish man turned to me and asked what time it was.\u00a0 I didn’t have a watch on, so I couldn’t help him out, but this is what I said in Pennsylvania Dutch, “I’s bout site for gaya” which means it’s about time to go.\u00a0 With that I quickly passed him and headed on up the path.\u00a0 (I know just enough dutch to be a little dangerous.)<\/p>\n

That was a brief encounter, but I haven’t been able to get that phrase out of my head.\u00a0 I don’t know why that came to my mind in that moment, but here is what I’ve been thinking about.<\/p>\n

It’s about time to go.\u00a0 Most of us go through life living safely, trying to be as comfortable and happy as we can be.\u00a0 Our motivation is often for what is best for us or our kids.\u00a0 We can live selfish, private lives and never really have much impact or influence in the world around us.\u00a0 It’s so easy to get into our comfortable buggy and ride along the familiar trail and occasionally ask someone what time is it?\u00a0 Yet That’s not how God intended it.\u00a0 God never promised that life would be safe and comfortable.\u00a0 He did promise that he is good and faithful to be with us no matter where we are at.\u00a0 That should give us courage to go wherever he directs us.<\/p>\n

God is telling us that it’s time to go.\u00a0 It’s time to step out of our comfort zone and push ourselves beyond our perceived limits.\u00a0 Now I realize that means something different to everyone reading this.\u00a0 For some it might mean having a difficult conversation with their spouse, teenager or adult child.\u00a0 Maybe it’s confronting someone at work and speaking the truth in love to them.\u00a0 It might be to give up some things you enjoy doing so that you can serve at church or spend more time with your family.\u00a0 It might mean not taking that job because it would hurt your relationship with your family.\u00a0 It could be to downsize in order to get a grip on your finances.\u00a0 It might mean taking your relationship with God more seriously and start reading through the Bible.\u00a0 It could be asking someone for forgiveness and admitting how you got it wrong.\u00a0 Whatever it means to Go for you, don’t hesitate, start today, find a new trail or speed up on the one your on.\u00a0 God loves us but he also doesn’t want us to stay where we are at, he wants us to grow in every area of our lives: Spiritually, emotionally, relationally and even physically.\u00a0 Where do you need to go?<\/p>\n

Whatever it is for you “I’s bout site for gaya.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Last Sunday my wife and I went on a bike ride on the local Rails to Trails in Millersburg.\u00a0 It’s a great place to ride, walk or run because its mostly flat.\u00a0 We were with several friends enjoying the beautiful day.\u00a0 The local Amish also use this trail with their buggies because it’s nice … <\/p>\n

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