In exactly 2 weeks I will be somewhere on the 5, 101, 129 or 1 Freeways on my way home to Santa Cruz with a car containing my belongings (which consists of 3 things: Clothes, Books, Golf Clubs, in ascending order of importance).

As much as I like to complain about LA, about traffic, weather, distance from everything I was involved in, and pretty much life in general, the past 10 years and 4 months that I have lived in socal have been very good to me. I believe God is calling me back home to San Jose, to what specifically He has yet to reveal to me, but I’m going now and letting Him work out the details in His own timing.

I heard these words in a sermon I listened to today that were utterly convicting and relevant.

“I will bless you that you may be a blessing, because through you all the families and peoples of the earth will be blessed.” To become a Christian is to be changed so that now you are not making your decisions on the basis of “what is the most comfortable for me, where do I live that is most comfortable, what job do I take that is best for my safety, my comfort, and my influence, and my status.” You don’t make your decisions like that anymore. The call of God reshapes you, so you’re asking yourself the question, “where can I most be a blessing?” The call of God goes like this, “if you seek to be blessed, you will be empty. If you seek to bless others, I’ll bless you.If you live for the blessing of others, if you live to fill others up, I’ll bless you, says God. I will bless you that you may BE a blessing.” God ONLY blesses that you might be a blessing. And you say, “well then how can I be a blessing?” and the answer is “you gotta get out! Get out, and I will bless you that you might be a blessing!”

– Rev. Tim Keller on Genesis 12 “Real Security and the Call of God”

For everyone that I have had the privilege of meeting in LA, thank you for being so good to me. God has blessed me with the most incredible relationships and experiences that anyone could ever want. I will miss you dearly but I know that this is not the end for many reasons!

Time to get out!