The Old Testament is filled with story after story of God making promises that seem impossible, people doubting-- but obeying and trusting Him anyway, an array of roadblocks and detours that make the promise appear hopeless, and finally God not only coming through on His promise, but blowing their minds and exceeding their biggest expectations.
It is one of God's tools that help sustain our faith. When God plants a vision, instills a dream, speaks to your heart, or makes you a promise, it's not a question of IF, it's a question of WHEN. If we attempt to figure out the HOW, we'll make ourselves go insane. The point isn't the HOW, or even the WHEN, it's the journey getting there.
[[It's the sleepless nights in the Fathers' arms, it's the peaceful moments of worship with the Creator of the universe, it's the chaos and confusion of appearing hopelessness staring you in the face, it's the cries of desperation out to Him, it's the quiet stillness that won't leave your soul despite the raging storms of circumstance, it's the tear-filled runs at the park into the sunset, and it's the undeniable goodness and reality of Himself that he stamps in every moment of your day.]]
He cares way more about YOU and intimately knowing YOU than about where He's leading you to. His main focus isn't the dream He's given you or even the promise He's made, it's YOU. As long as He can get closer to your heart, the rest is irrelevant. If we truly believe He's leading us towards heaven and away from earth, why do we act as if earth is our final destination? His heart should always be our finish line.
Just about all the people God uses for extraordinary things in the Bible have a major thing in common: they were walking in close fellowship with God. They didn't have Master's degrees or millions of dollars. They were just walking with Him.
I love in Genesis 15 when Abraham begs God to somehow give him just ONE son; and rather than God giving Him one son, He leads him outside under the blanket of stars (which were probably more amazing than we could ever know because there wasn't electricity yet) and He says: "Look up into the sky and count the stars if you can. That's how many descendants you will have!"
How genius of God to speak to Abraham through an inescapable and constant reminder: THE SKY
Even if he wanted to, he could never forget the promise God spoke to him that night.
God knows our hearts desires, and He isn't just going to fulfill them, He plans to exceed them.
But notice that God doesn't tell Abraham HOW or WHEN, He just promises He WILL.
We ought to respond in faith the same way... not knowing HOW or WHEN we can trust, just knowing we WILL.
Read Romans 4:16-25. "Even when there was NO reason for hope, Abraham kept hoping-- believing that he would become the Father of many nations"..."Abraham's faith did not weaken, in fact, it grew stronger"... "He was fully convinced that God is able to do whatever he promises".
And guess what? God fulfilled His promise. And not only were Abraham's descendants ranking high numbers matching the star count, but the Savior of humanity-- Jesus-- was one of those descendants.
Let this encourage you wherever you find yourself at in life. Whatever promise, dream or vision God gave you yesterday, last year, or ten years ago, He hasn't forgotten. He WILL fulfill it and exceed your expectations. So even when there's no visible or tangible reason for hope, remember His past faithfulness... Let that be your written proof of tangible hope. He's never failed and He isn't going to start with you now. Accept the limitations of today and stop fighting to know your tomorrow. Walk with Him TODAY, and let Him do the rest.
His specialty is the impossible and most hopeless case, so let Him take over from here.
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