“Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this said, ‘This is a difficult statement; who can listen to this’”
(John 6:60 NASB)
“As a result of this many of His disciples withdrew and were not walking with Him anymore.” (John 6:66 NASB)
HOLD PEOPLE LOOSELY, HOLD JESUS TIGHTLY
“They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us.”
(I John 2:19 NKJ)
1. GOD WILL BRING PEOPLE INTO YOUR LIFE FOR A SEASON
“…Jesus said, ‘For a little while longer I am with you, then I go to Him who sent Me.”
(John 6:33 NASB)
DON’T NURSE, OR REHEARSE THE EMOTIONAL TEMPTATION TO REMAIN HURT
2. THEY’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO GO WITH YOU INTO YOUR NEXT SEASON
“Then Zerubbabel…and Joshua…with all the remnant of the people obeyed the voice of the Lord their God and the words of Haggai the prophet…and the people showed reverence for the Lord.”
(Haggai 1:12 NASB)
3. WHOEVER IS STILL WITH YOU, WORKS WITH YOU
“So the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel…and the spirit of Joshua…and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and worked on the house of the Lord of hosts, their God.”
(Haggai 1:14 NASB)
“‘The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former,’ says the Lord of hosts, ‘and in this place I will give peace,’ declares the Lord of hosts.”
(Haggai 2:9 NASB).
Victory Group Questions:
1. Have you experienced a person or people that you depended on, leaving you? How did you feel, and what did you do?
2. Why do you think it’s hard for some people to let go of others?
3. What should be our attitude when someone leaves? Why?
4. Can you describe a time when someone left you, but God brought someone else into your life that made life better?
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