the familiar

Acts 17: 1 Paul and Silas then traveled through the towns of Amphipolis and Apollonia and came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.2 As was Paul's custom, he went to the synagogue service, and for three Sabbaths in a row he used the Scriptures to reason with the people.3 He explained the prophecies and proved that the Messiah must suffer and rise from the dead. He said, "This Jesus I'm telling you about is the Messiah."4 Some of the Jews who listened were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with many God-fearing Greek men and quite a few prominent women.*
5 But some of the Jews were jealous, so they gathered some troublemakers from the marketplace to form a mob and start a riot. They attacked the home of Jason, searching for Paul and Silas so they could drag them out to the crowd.*6 Not finding them there, they dragged out Jason and some of the other believers* instead and took them before the city council. "Paul and Silas have caused trouble all over the world," they shouted, "and now they are here disturbing our city, too.7 And Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all guilty of treason against Caesar, for they profess allegiance to another king, named Jesus."
8 The people of the city, as well as the city council, were thrown into turmoil by these reports.9 So the officials forced Jason and the other believers to post bond, and then they released them.

"They are here disturbing our city."

Last night at House of Grace, Ashley Miller talked about how God has been dealing in her life, using the book, "The Dreamgiver" by Bruce Wilkinson.

She talked about how, in the book, the Dreamgiver compelled Ordinary to leave the land called Familiar & go to exciting lands & places for Him.

And that's what He's been doing in her life - taking her from the familiar to the exciting.

Ashley, like Paul & Silas, found out that not everyone is all that excited about leaving the familiar.

But why trade the familiar for the pleasure of God?