Genesis 12:1
Now the Lord said to Abram, "Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you."
Abram was asked to leave everything he knew, everything that gave him identity. God asked him to leave his country and his family. He left the land he knew. He left his family and friends, taking only his wife, his nephew and his servants. Abram moved in faith. He had no idea where he was going or even why, other than God told him to and promised to make him a great nation.
Just close your eyes and try to imagine what Abram was experiencing. I recently did just that, only my eyes were wide open. I was laid off from my job, one that I had held for seventeen years. That job was my identity. I was a teacher. When I was laid off, my husband and I knew we had to do something drastic. We looked at our options and decided that a move might be best for us. The kids were grown and on their own, and we had always wanted to move to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, maybe this was our opportunity. God made it clear that He was calling us to this new land. We left our family behind and the area were we had both grown up. We were part of a thriving ministry. Because of this move we learned that we had let our ministry define who we were. When we moved to this small town, we had no idea what God had in store for us, and to be honest, we still don't some days. We went through a time of rest, that was very difficult to two busy first borns. But in that time, God taught us to rest in Him and to look to Him for our identity. To allow Him to lead us. To look to Him for our every need. It was a time of great discovery. We discovered more about who we are in Christ.
Sometimes God puts us in situations to grow our faith, to make us stronger by showing us how weak we really are. God also calls us out of our comfort zone to prepare us for something bigger, He sets us apart to grow us into what God needs us to be. I need to get back to my faith - to simply following God and doing exactly what He asks, not caring about the outcome. Just trusting Him.
Father, lead me. I trust you and will follow you where You lead. I don't need to know the outcome. I just need You.
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