Genesis 12:1 "The Lord said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you."
Have you ever felt that God was telling you something? Maybe giving you a warning or comfort? I have felt God's encouragement and comfort from time to time - though I realized a couple things. I have a great potential to rob the comfort of the message.
At various times I have been struggling in certain areas or needed God's comfort and direction in my life - standing at a crossroads and asking God which way to go. One time I felt God was asking me if I trusted Him - of course I said "yes." What he told me next should have been a HUGE comfort, He said, "The situations your are facing, your worries, everything about your life is in my hands and I will take care of you." What a blessing. Instead of accepting the comfort, I started to question Him. "Ok God. So now what do I do? Am I going to go here or there? When do I need to go? How are you going to do this? Come on, I need to know so I can plan."
That is when it hit me - I took a step back and listened to myself... "I need to know so I can plan." What a prideful statement. God just told me that he has everything and he will take care of me - but I feel the need to still plan. I reduced God from being in charge to being an adviser. Quickly what should have been a moment of comfort turned into a moment of anxiety and stress. I allowed my comfort to be taken from me by my pride and lack of faith. Maybe that is why God often chooses to wake me to tell me things - that way I do not have the chance to interrupt and question him before he tells me...
Maybe we should take a lesson from the Abram, and just Go. Abram had to start his journey without knowing where he was going or how long it would take, he had to go on faith. What would you do if God told you to just get in your car and Go, do not take anything, just Go. When we continually question or doubt, wanting to know details can be contributed to doubt and lack of faith, we miss part of the experience God intended for us. We do not grow as much in our faith as God may have intended, we miss out on experiencing something new, etc.
My prayer is that in the future I embrace the comfort and the blessing that God is giving me and accept it; That my pride not rob me of the comfort and peace that is intended to soothe me; That I be able to obediently and instantly respond to His calling and instruction. It will take work, but that is my prayer.
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