So Elisha returned to his oxen and slaughtered them. He used the wood from the plow to build a fire to roast their flesh. He passed around the meat to the townspeople, and they all ate. Then he went with Elijah as his assistant. (1 Kings 19:21 NLT)
When God calls you into vocational service you should burn any bridges behind you that might lure you to go back on His call. Elisha the prophet set His course to follow God's purpose for his life and left no question as to his commitment to that plan. What God asks of His servants is absolute abandonment to His divine will...no turning back!