I hate moving! In order to pack and be able to find what you need later, you have to put certain things in certain boxes. This process seems to take forever. In addition, when you move, you find out how much useless junk you own. Then comes the decision of what to keep and what to pitch. For some items, the argument can extend to hours and/or days. If you pack yourself and use newspaper to cushion the fragile pieces, your hands turn black and mark everything you touch. Moving makes you think about all you're leaving behind. You have to say goodbye to all the people you've grown close to in the time you've been at your present location. I have family and friends who married men in the military. They move A LOT. I don't envy them one bit. Some of them have told me how they've struggled to stay in the same place. Nobody loves the idea of leaving friends or family.
But here is some good news. There is one person we never have to leave behind: God. He went with Abraham when Abraham left all he knew to go to Canaan. When Jacob ran away to escape from Esau and claim a wife, God said these words: "What's more, I am with you, and I will protect you wherever you go...I will not leave you until I have finished giving you everything I have promised you (Genesis 28:15)" Later, when Jacob reunited with his son, Joseph, and went to live in Egypt with him, the Lord said, "I am God, the God of your father...Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt...I will go with you down to Egypt, and I will bring you back again... (Genesis 46:3-4)" When Moses protested against being sent to Egypt to lead God's people, God said, "I will be with you...(Exodus 3:12)" Some of Jesus' last works were, "...I am with you always, even to the end of the age (Matthew 28:20)"
My husband and I are separated Mon-Fri for the next three months, but I know God is with him as much as He is with me. Whether life takes you to a new job, a new house, a new status (single to married for example), or allows you to stay in one place, He is always there.
Romans 8:38-39 is another one that goes along perfectly with what you said. "For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." You got it!
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