The Pathway of Faith
Genesis 12:1-4
Many people miss God’s purpose for their life because they are waiting for details about what He has in mind. But nowhere does Scripture say that God is obligated to spell out His plan. If He does have something for us to do, His only obligation is to show us how and to enable us to accomplish it.
If we do not know the particulars, our walk with the Lord can seem perplexing. Abram (later Abraham) must have felt that way. When God told him to pack up and head to a place he’d never been before, the would-be patriarch probably wondered, Lord, why can’t You just bless me here in Haran? But God had something greater in mind than Abram could envision.
Feelings, sight, and human reasoning can be terrible enemies to our walk of faith. So that we might demonstrate faith and rely upon Him, God sometimes calls us to a place where emotions, physical vision, and logic are of no help. The Lord wants us, as believers in Jesus Christ, to lay down our own ways of figuring things out, and to trust Him instead. That may sound irrational in human terms, but it is completely reasonable in the infinite mind of complete knowledge and wisdom.
Whenever you are tempted to prefer your own logical solution, remember that God is watching from a vantage point of omniscience. (Isaiah 55:8-9) Like Abram, choose to follow the Lord’s instructions. (Genesis 12:4) A step of obedience may feel like blind faith, but you can fully trust the one who sees all.
Daily Devotions with Dr. Charles Stanlley, InTouch Ministries