an alarm to journey...

An alarm shall be blown 

whenever they are to set out on their journey.

Numbers 10:6 Amp

I read it in my reading through... this week in The Journey...

And I wonder... Is there always an alarm... to signal the beginning of a journey...?

Delving into the original language... I find the Hebrew means... 

teruwah... 1. alarm, signal, sound of a tempest, shout, shout or blast of war or alarm or joy. 1.a. alarm of war, war-cry, battle-cry 1b. blast (for march). 1c. shout of joy (with religious impulse). 1d. shout of joy (in general)

--- Enhanced Strong's Lexicon

And I think about my own journey... the alarm setting me on this journey seeking Him...

Mine was the sound of a tempest... a violent storm... tumult... uproar... 

The illness and death of my mom... this was my alarm... waking me to the need to journey... set out to a new place... and a new way...

And my latest journey... into the new shop...

That alarm... began quietly... but erupted with a shout of joy... taking the official steps... setting out with commitment...

But... are there alarms in the past...? ones I've missed...? alarms I ignored... neglected...?

Yes... I can think of a few...

Memories of alarms... still echo... bringing a mix of regret... and thanks...

Regret for journeys missed...

Thanks for His grace... His continued persistence... to pursue... and prod... this stiff-necked beast...

Alarms... joyful... tempestuous... or calls to battle... they are all signals to begin journeying...

Can you identify the alarms that set you off on your journey with Him...?
What about alarms you closed your ears to...? or let fear paralyze you from setting out...?

The Israelites had the priests... blowing out alarms on silver trumpets... to signal the time for a new journey...

In Christ... we have a great High Priest... who still graces us with alarms... signaling the time to move... journey... to a new place... with Him... and others...

Father God... make me attentive to the various alarms You set off in my life... I don't want to miss any part of the journey You have laid out for me...