"The Lord had said to Abram, 'Leave your country, your people & your father's household & go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation & I will bless you; I will make your name great, & you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, & whoever curses you I will curse; & all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.' So Abram left, as the Lord had told him. . ."
-Genesis 12:1-4
I miss Fort Collins & the people I have built deep relationships with there & the other night as I cried, my mom told me this story of Abram, so tonight I looked it up & this passage really stood out to me. Yes, God promises huge blessings upon Abram, but that's not what caught my attention. . .what took hold of my heart was the immediate obedience of Abram (which, at that time was his name). The Lord simply expresses His promises & 3 words later ("So Abram left. . ."), this guy was gone. This obedience is something to be motivated by & the Lord was not solely speaking to Abram here. He put this passage, these words in the Bible for us, the people of the 21st century, to be encouraged by; to know that in our obedience we will be blessed & because of that, others will be blessed through us.
I pray, Lord, that You will teach us & that we learn how to live a life in obedience, one after Abram's example.
NEW BLESSINGS: This upcoming Tuesday, I have an interview with our local paper in efforts to get out the story of the Lord's impact in my life & what God is doing in Japan, as well as a way to advertise an upcoming missions yard sale! I am a little overwhelmed with everything I have to do, but extremely excited! :) Thank you for your prayers & support! Let me know how I can be praying for you! Love you all.
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| I miss thee, epic roadtrip. |
"I desire to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart."
-Psalm 40:8
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