🙏🏽 God Told Me to Move to Perrysburg

My PUSH Into Obedience; But Obedience Wasn’t Easy

I wanted to be obedient.

But obedience hurt.

When God told me to move to Perrysburg, Ohio, I thought I was ready.

I thought it would feel peaceful, clear, holy.

And it did… at first.

But then, homesickness hit me like a wave. I’ve never been homesick before. So it was weird.

I guess, I missed what I thought was home.

Even though it had never given me peace.

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🛣️ The Back-and-Forth

For three days, I drove back and forth.

Michigan. Toledo. Michigan. Perrysburg.

Back and forth. Emotionally. Spiritually. Physically.

I was tired.

Conflicted.

Still attached to a relationship that had become my normal, even though it was draining me.

So I went back to my struggle partner the one I’ve walked through survival seasons with.

And this time, he said he’d drive down with me.

We went to Perrysburg together.

It felt hopeful.

But not long after… we came back to Michigan.

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🚗 Still Close… But Not Fully Free

Now we’re close to Ohio but not in obedience.

Not in alignment.

Just… lingering.

His car won’t start now.

So I’m letting him use mine to make enough money to fix his.

Because I remember when mine broke down and he helped me.

But deep down, I know

this isn’t my final stop.

My spirit is already back in Perrysburg.

That’s where my birthing ground is.

That’s where my obedience is anchored.

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📖 Birthing Her Devotional

Scripture: Isaiah 66:9 “Do I bring to the moment of birth and not give delivery?” says the Lord.

O – Observation: God never brings us this far to leave us stuck. If He’s pressing, pushing, and pulling it’s because delivery is coming.

A – Application: My trip to Perrysburg wasn’t just a relocation it was labor. I had to push through emotional attachments, old patterns, and misplaced loyalty.

P – Prayer: God, help me not settle in the in-between. Give me courage to move forward even when it’s uncomfortable. Deliver me into the life You’ve already prepared.