More and better ahead (2)

What if God spoke to us today and said: 'Hey, would you consider Matthew 19:21: to let go of everything, leave home and let me take it from there?' Most people would not find that an easy task. But it's exactly what God asked Abraham to do. God said: 'Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father's family, and go to the land that I will show you' (Genesis 12:1 NLT), and Abraham did. Note, God didn't say, 'Go to the land I've already shown you', or even 'the land I'm showing you now.' He said, 'the land that I will show you.' Will. As in, haven't already. As in, walk out in blind faith, with no idea of the destination. Gulp!

There's a lot to take in in that verse. Imagine if we were more willing to live like Abraham. It means us getting our hearts into a place where we can make any change that God asks because we trust him wholly. The heart space to hear Matthew 19:21 and trust God to help us do it.

Now, we don't need to chuck everything into a rucksack and head out. We just need to be willing to hear the need for change and make the choice to trust God enough to take the first step. In tomorrow's reading, there's more about that first step.



So what now? Today, ask God to point out something you could do without, and a person to give it to. Then do it. Start letting him direct you daily.





— SCRIPTURE —

'Go to the land that I will show you.' Genesis 12:1 NLT
— SOULFOOD —

Gal 5:22-23, Isa 26:3, Rom 5:1-2, 2 Cor 13:11