Seven reasons why God removes people or why people left you. Reason number one is your season has
changed. When Moses died, God came to Joshua and said this. He said, "Moses My servant is
dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all these people, to the land which I'm
giving to them -- the children of Israel." Joshua 1:2. I've noticed a lot of times when God removes
certain people, it's because you actually have stepped into a new season. Part of a sign or a
confirmation that you are in the new season is when Moses is removed, and Manna is removed. Moses
represents a particular person or a people in your life, and manna represents a way of provision that
God provided in the previous season, and now this is not happening. Sometimes a person loses their
job or something is changing in their business, and God is preparing the person for something new,
and one of those things is the Lord removes people. The second reason why God removed or
removes people is sometimes people actually have been toxic. Story of Israelites being in Egypt,
Exodus 1:11. It says, "Now they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with burdens. And they
build for Pharaoh supply cities." And if we see next chapter in Exodus 2:23, it says, "Now it
happened in the process of time that the king of Egypt died. And the children of Israel groaned
because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry came to God because of the bondage." And
so God actually was removing Israel out of Egypt. He was taking them out from that place is because
the relationship that they had with Egyptians and the relationship they had with Egypt was extremely
toxic. Sometimes God actually will remove people out of your life because they actually have not
been healthy for you, and the place that you were in with them has gotten extremely toxic, and you
have to move on and you have to let them move on. The third reason is because God is preparing
you for more fruit by pruning people that are no longer supposed to be in your future. John 15:2,
it says, "Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch in Me that
bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit." Now in verse 3 Jesus talks about you
already are clean because of the word that I've spoken to you. So the pruning of course happens
through the power of God's word. But if we also be very honest, a lot of times there's also a
pruning that takes place by certain relationships being pruned out of our lives. Example of that is
Abraham and Lot. In Genesis 13:14 we see that the Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated
from him, "Lift up your eyes now and look from the place where you are -- northward, southward,
eastward and westward." It's interesting because the word "lot" in the original actual language
means veil. So it was after Lot was separated from Abraham that the Lord said to Abraham,
"Lift up your eyes and look." It's almost like Lot was the veil that hid Abraham from seeing
what God wanted him to see. Abraham received the promise, he didn't see that promise until Lot,
veil, was separated. Some people in our life are like a veil. They are there for a reason. They are
there for a season. But once they are removed, God begins to reveal more of what He called us
to do. And actually we are positioned for greater effectiveness for the kingdom and bearing fruit
for Jesus, and so instead of crying and saying, "Oh, you know this is very painful and this is
very hurtful." We have to discern God's leading and we have to discern the season that we are in,
and recognize that God expects us to bear fruit, and God expects us to fulfill His
assignment on our life. And if those people left and they're not coming back, then probably they
were no longer needed in you fulfilling that assignment. The fourth reason why God removes
people is because they have become an idol in our life and we started to depend on them and started
to idolize them. In Judges 7:2, The LORD said to Gideon, "The people who are with you are too
many for Me to give Medianites into your hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me,
saying, 'My own hand has saved me.' " Sometimes the Lord trims people, moves them on to other
assignments so that you actually can lean only on God. So that going forward, you don't rely
on people but you rely on God. We need people all the time, the Lord works with people. But
the Lord also removes people because He wants us to be focused on Him, instead of on the people.
The fifth reason why God removes people out of our life is because He has a plan for them,
another one. Meaning He has another plan for them and that plan does not include you and me.
I mean think about Moses. In Exodus 4:18, "Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law,
and said to him, 'Please let me go and return to my brethren who are in Egypt, and see whether they
are still alive." Now Moses lived with Jethro for 40 years. Jethro got used to Moses but the
Lord had a different plan for Moses. The Lord had another plan for Moses then he had for Jethro, and
Jethro had to let Moses go. And sometimes that is the case where it's not toxic, it's not something
that the Lord is pruning you and preparing you for a new season. It's actually them. They are
supposed to be doing something else for God and not with you. It's God's world, God's purpose,
God's plan, God's ways. The sixth reason why the Lord removes people is because God is protecting
you through rejection. Your rejection could be God's protection. In Psalm 118:22-24, it says,
"The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This was the LORD's doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day that the LORD has made; and we will rejoice and
be glad in it." Now, this is speaking of Jesus the Messiah. How He was rejected as the stone,
the rock of ages, by builders of that day, the Pharisees, the leaders of that day. But He has
become our chief cornerstone, and this rejection, nobody likes rejection but this rejection, the
Bible says, was the LORD doing and it is marvelous in our eyes. And I wonder sometimes if we look at
our own rejection, if we look at our own sense of betrayal, maybe when some people move on or leave
us, or get removed. And we were we were like, "Man, why is God punishing me? Why is God doing
this?" But could it be that the Lord is preparing you by bringing you into a new season. Like, if it
wouldn't be Jesus being rejected by the Pharisees, He wouldn't be My Savior, He wouldn't die for My
sins, He wouldn't become a chief cornerstone. So I wonder if sometimes in a similar fashion,
the Lord allows certain rejections to protect us, to take us to another season. Now Jesus did not
get protected through rejection, hear me loud and clear. This rejection had to happen so Jesus took
our place on the cross and died for us, became a chief cornerstone. But in a similar fashion
we can be rejected, and that rejection could be God taking us to a new level, God protecting us,
and it could be God's doing, marvelous in our eyes. And the day of your rejection, the day of
your maybe disappointment, should be a day that you're like, "Hey, God is in charge of this day.
All things work together for good for those that are called and to those who love God. God
is going to turn evil for good. He's going to turn with men meant for evil,
for my good." And so you must begin to see God's hand, even in some of these things that you do
not control. Number seven, because he wants to bring someone else in their place. John 16:7,
"Nevertheless I will tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away;
for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you."
Now disciples got used to Jesus. He was their friend, the Messiah, the Lord, the King of Israel,
the Son of David, the Son of God, the Son of man, the bread of life, the living water, the way,
the truth and the life. When Jesus said, do you guys want to leave me too? They're like,
we're going nowhere. You have the keys of life, Your words have Spirit, You're the way.
And then Jesus tells them this sad news, He says, I'm gonna go. I'm gonna leave you. And so their
hearts of course were saddened but Jesus said this, if I don't go away, the Spirit cannot come.
And I'm pretty sure the disciples were like, well, we don't want the Spirit. We want You.
But Jesus says, it is to your advantage that I go away because the Holy Spirit will live with each
one of you. Instead of physically abiding with few people. He will spiritually abide with everyone.
Now, in this fashion, in this way, I wonder how many times the Lord takes things, takes people out
of our life, that we have grown comfortable with, we grew with. And He's preparing room
for something better, something that is to our advantage. But we don't see it like that yet,
until those other people will come into our life and will stay with us. It's interesting
because Jesus stayed with His disciples physically for three and a half years.
But the Holy Spirit stayed for life, and sometimes the Lord will take people out of your life
who have been assigned for a reason and a season. So that He can bring some people into your life
who will stay with you for a lifetime. I've been in ministry for a long time.
Been longer in ministry that I have been not in ministry, and I've seen this to be the truth.
I've seen a lot of people who walk with me right now and I believe they will be with
me for life. But there are some that came for a reason and for the season, and while it's painful
and while maybe it's grieving, but at the same time, I've learned to discern the Lord's doing.
And let people go who God has other plans, and sometimes because God is protecting us, or them,
or preparing to bring somebody else, or shift us into a new season. And the person that you should
be most attached to is not the one that's leaving you. It's the Holy Spirit that lives in you,
who will stay with you until the end of age. And so get addicted to the Holy Spirit, get attached
to the relationship with God, be anchored in Him. Don't get so attached to relationships when they
outgrow, or they need to go somewhere because they've outgrown this place that they're in,
and then you feel like your life is over because God still has a plan. If God rejected Saul, He
was planning to bring David. Samuel cried, he was grieving, and God told Samuel, "Do not weep. Go
into Bethlehem and anoint David. He will take the place of Saul." So cry the river, build a bridge
and begin to get over it to the other side. Step into a new season. If Moses died,
if maybe thousands of people, Gideon, left you, and you feel alone. It's not a time to retreat.
It's not a time to hide in pity. It's time to advance forward and move forward because greater
is He that's inside of you, than multitudes of people who left you. You're not alone because your
faith is in Jesus, your faith is in the word of God, and He says, "If you walk through the valley
of the shadow of death, I will be with you. If you go through fire, you will not be burned. If you go
through the water, you will not drown." So God is with you. He will see you to the other side. Keep
your heart pure. Don't get bitter, get better. Let them go. If they're leaving, let them go.
If it's God's will for them to go, let them go. God will bring somebody else, and if He doesn't,
that means what you have is enough to do what God called you to do. I hope this video brought
a little bit of clarity, direction and also encouragement. Let me know in the comments below,
what did you learn from this video and from the seasons in your life when people left you?
And how did you process that and what did you see God do because of this transition
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