在2015年8月，我正準備進入一所離家幾個小時車程的大學就讀，我知道自己畢業後或許也不會搬回來了。頓時，萬千思緒浮現腦海：我怎麼可以離開家鄉，離開家人和教會呢？如果上帝呼召我去另一個州或別的國家，那該怎麼辦？

當上帝呼召摩西去見法老，將祂的百姓以色列人從埃及領出來時（出埃及記3章10節），摩西感到害怕，我也像他一樣，因我不想離開自己的舒適圈。沒錯，摩西後來順服且跟從了上帝，但剛開始時，他反問上帝，也要求上帝差派其他的人去（11-13節，4章13節）。

摩西的例子讓我們看到，當我們清楚上帝的呼召時，就不該質疑，而是致力效法門徒的回應。當耶穌呼召門徒時，他們便捨下一切跟從了祂（馬太福音4章20-22節；路加福音5章28節）。恐懼是人的天性，但我們可以相信上帝的計畫。

離開溫暖的家對我來說很不容易。但當我不斷地尋求上帝，祂便為我開路，讓我確信自己正走在祂指引的道路上。

當上帝指引我們離開自己的舒適圈，我們可以選擇像摩西一樣勉強地回應呼召，或像門徒一樣，不論耶穌往何處去，他們都甘心樂意地跟隨。有時，這表示我們可能會遠離舒適的生活。但無論多困難，跟隨耶穌永遠是值得的。

In August 2015, when I was preparing to attend a university a couple of hours from home, I realized I probably wouldn’t move back home after graduation. My mind raced. How can I leave home? My family? My church? What if God later calls me to another state or country?

Like Moses, when God told him to go “to Pharaoh to bring [His] people the Israelites out of Egypt” (Exodus 3:10), I was afraid. I didn’t want to leave my comfort zone. Yes, Moses obeyed and followed God, but not before questioning Him and requesting that someone else go instead (vv. 11–13; 4:13). 

In Moses’s example, we can see what we shouldn’t do when we sense a clear calling. We can instead strive to be more like the disciples. When Jesus called them, they left everything and followed Him (Matthew 4:20–22; Luke 5:28). Fear is natural, but we can trust God’s plan.

Being so far from home is still difficult. But as I continually seek God, He opens doors for me that confirm I am where I’m supposed to be.

When we are led out of our comfort zone, we can either go reluctantly, like Moses, or willingly like the disciples—who followed Jesus wherever He led them. Sometimes this means leaving our comfortable life hundreds or even thousands of miles behind us. But no matter how difficult it may be, following Jesus is worth it.