Time to Exit

Acts 18:3-4
³ and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them. ⁴ Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.

Have you ever asked why you were in a particular place? The apostle Paul spent time in Corinth. He vocational skills that he was able to utilize while he preached the gospel to the group in place. Unfortunately, those he ministered to turned a deaf ear so it was of no use to continue to minister those that refused to open their eyes. Instead of beating a dead horse, Paul knew he could do no more. He shook his clothes as a testimony against them and pronounced from that day forward that their choice was then on their own head. For they had been given an opportunity to know Jesus but wouldn't take it. When the Jews and Greeks that Paul ministered to turned against him, he knew it was time to go.

Sometimes God will place us in areas that seem unsuspecting because but he intends to use us. It can be anywhere. Like Paul, we may have a vocational skill so God may use that skill to allow us to spend time with people and witness to them simultaneously.  Never under estimate God's ability to use you where you are. But, it is a two-fold process. We can witness to others but if they refuse to have open hearts to receive, then we cannot force them. We must know like Paul when to move. The only way we will know is to listen for God's prompting. Otherwise, we can stay too long and miss when it is time to go.

What environment are you in? Has God been using you to be a witnessing voice to those around you? Have you gone from friend to foe? Has God told you it's time to go but you've been hanging on for reasons God did not intend? If so, it's time to exit.