Skip to main content

Genesis 12 - A Lack of Faith in God

How often am I guilty of it?  How permeated is my Christian walk by this sin?  How devastating are the consequences?

Abram was afraid.  He thought the Egytians would kill him and take his beautiful wife.  And so.... he devised a plan.  He would pretend she was his sister.  They could pull it off.  They could handle this by themselves.

Only they couldn't.  God is holy.  God is just.  God wanted better for Abram and Sarai.  He afflicted Pharaoh's house, the truth was discovered, and there were consequences.

 You know where I'm going with this, right?  What are you afraid of?  What situation is going on in your life right now that is causing you to devise a plan?  What situations are you trying to manipulate?  What are you planning to pull off?  What are you handling by yourself?

Friend, your plan may look good.  It may seem to be working, but God has better for you.  He loves you.  He desires you to trust Him and follow Him.  Is your mind constantly working out different scenarios in your head as you create solutions?  Let go of your way.  Trust Him -- has He not earned it?  Does He not hold your eternity in His hand?  If you have trusted Him with that, why are you struggling to trust Him with this?  Stop fretting.  Stop manipulating.  Just stop.  Trust.  Rest.

I am there with you.  Time and time again, I want to lean on my own understanding.  I have faith that I can handle it.  I mean, if I let God take care of it, He might not do it the way I want or the way I think is best.  By my thoughts and actions, I am showing that I do not trust Him.  I want better.  Oh how I desire to live by faith.  What rest!  What joy!  What sweet fellowship comes when you trust the One you walk with!

Lord, help me to trust You.  When the path is hidden, when the light is dim, when my heart is heavy, give me the grace to lean on You.  

 'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus! O for faith to trust Him more!


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Thoughts on Leviticus

I just finished Leviticus last night, and I wanted to share some thoughts. First, I was glad to be reading Leviticus at Easter time.  Christ's sacrifice was complete!  It is finished!  Once for all!  A definite contrast to all the requirements for each sacrifice!  Hallelujah for the cross! Also, I was struck by God's grace.  In Leviticus chapter 8, "The Lord spoke to Moses saying, 'Take Aaron and his sons with him' ...and Moses brought Aaron and his sons … and anointed him to consecrate him." Aaron and his sons were chosen for the priesthood -- a high and holy calling!  What was Aaron doing in Exodus?  Do you remember?  He was organizing and leading the worship of the golden calf.  He was weak.  He succumbed to the will of the people and led them in idolatry.  YET, God still chose to use him for such a sacred purpose.  I LOVE this!  None of us are too far from God's grace to be used for His glory.  He can red...
Post a Comment
Read more

Showing Up (Job 1-2)

If you are still following along in our Bible reading schedule, you know we are into Job.  So much can be said of Job, and we will get to that; but today, I want to touch on Job's friends. This past fall I read a book with a group of friends, Just Show Up by Kara Tippetts. The book was an easy read, but challenging at the same time as I was quickly emotionally pulled in.  The women who partnered together to write this book authored it at a very difficult time in their lives.  Their transparency gives us a raw look at walking through suffering with those who are hurting.  I found it to be a great tool in how to love others in their darkest moments. So let's talk about Job's friends... The first thing I noticed about these men was that they each came from his own place.  I am not a geographical scholar.  I have no idea about the distance these men lived from Job, but I do know that they showed up.  I live in a metropolitan area.  Most...
Post a Comment
Read more