PARTED COMPANY
38 BUT PAUL INSISTED THAT THEY SHOULD NOT TAKE WITH THEM THE ONE WHO HAD DEPARTED FROM THEM IN PAMPHYLIA, and had not gone with them to the work.
39 THEN THE CONTENTION BECAME SO SHARP THAT THEY PARTED FROM ONE ANOTHER. And so Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus;
40 but Paul chose Silas and departed, BEING COMMENDED BY THE BRETHREN TO THE GRACE OF GOD."
Acts 15:38–40 (NKJV)
At times separation had to happen through a disagreement. If you had to be separated from someone, If you felt that your persuasions are different and some cogent issues are togetherly not agreed upon; you can go ahead and do that—two cannot walk together except they are agreed: "CAN TWO WALK TOGETHER, UNLESS THEY ARE AGREED?" (Amos 3:3 NKJV).
That said, we can disagree to agree. If you are parting with someone, let it not be with acrimony, anger and bitternes. If you allowed bitterness or malice you might let the enemy in in your life and ministry or whatever you wanted to do.
If you needed to leave someone or a ministry because of differences in ideologies or persuasions, you can go ahead and do that but leave without polluting the water you had once drank from. You can either leave in Moses' way or Jacob's way.
When Moses had an encounter with God and was to leave his father-in-law, Jethro, he did let him know and left with his approval—without bitterness (Exodus 4:18-20).
But in the case of Jacob, when he was to leave his father-in-law's place, Laban, he surreptitiously or secretly left without briefing Laban properly (Genesis 31:20,21). In fact, Laban chased Jacob with the intention to harm him but God preempted his plan, prevented him from carrying out his plan—God appeared to him in a dream a night before he catches up with Jacob (Genesis 31:22-29).
Thus, If there is a need to leave the person you serve, either in the ministry work or secular work, make sure your move or the step you are taking, as a believer, is commanded or instructed by God (Genesis 31:3,13; Exodus 3:10; 4:21).
Although, there are callous masters who would not want you to leave after you have faithfully served them for several years, like Laban (Genesis 30:25-30), but It does not mean you should leave without the process being properly done—two wrongs do not make a right. The fact that the person treated you badly does not mean you should also act unwisely whilst leaving: "IF SOMEONE DOES YOU WRONG, DON'T TRY TO PAY THEM BACK BY HURTING THEM. TRY TO DO WHAT EVERYONE THINKS IS RIGHT" (Romans 12:17 Easy-to-Read Version).
"NEVER PAY BACK EVIL FOR EVIL. DO THINGS IN SUCH A WAY THAT EVERYONE CAN SEE YOU ARE HONEST CLEAR THROUGH."
Romans 12:17 (the Living Bible)
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