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We don’t always understand our journey, but we still have to trust God. That area is not always the easiest for me, but my God is faithful. I was believing God for something and on the morning that I wrote this, he gave it to me. It’s funny because I actually forgot that I was believing him for this particular thing and he had to remind me…. Trust God. Stand firm in his word and I promise you that he will not let you down. A “no” from Lord can be for your protection. It can also mean “not right now”….. I pray for your strength in the Lord and I pray that you get so close to his heart that nothing else matters. In Jesus name…..Amen…. Enjoy!

Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: (Genesis 12:1)

In other words God said trust me, stop looking towards men for the answer and experience something new that only I can give you. God has gifts in place for us that no man can understand. The thing is that we need to follow him in order to get to and experience those gifts. Abraham had to forsake everything, even himself. He had to give up his will and his emotions so that he could trust God. That’s not always easy but that is why he is called the father of faith. Abraham worshiped God at the stopping points of life (Genesis 12:7-9). You have to know how to worship if you can’t do anything else and when he does bless you, you have to be able to say no, God did this for me (Genesis 14:21-24). God’s blessings are not like man’s blessings. God can bring you out in a way that no man can. There are a lot of things that may look nice to you that you may have to turn down so that no one can take credit for God glory in your life. Your boss can’t say that they did it; your family can’t say that they did it. You go through so that God can proclaim that he is the one that really blessed you. God will give you a place to call home. You seem lost, but God has a home for you. Abraham wondered for a long time, but when the time was right, God said look around, all this is yours. Trust him and remember what he has said to you. Trust him when the trials and tests come. Abraham knew who his God was. You have to know the same, when you have to give up that thing that is dearest to you, know who your God is. He is trust worthy. He would never handle your heart wrong. No eye has seen and no hear has heard the things that God has planned for those that love him (1 Corinthians 2:9).

And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: (Genesis 12:2)

Is the blessing worth the risk to you? Are you willing to stretch out on faith? All Noah had was a word and some instructions. People thought that he was crazy, but even though people think that you are crazy, you have to know that God is behind you. Do what he is telling you to do. That wait may be long for the reward and people may laugh at you, but you listen to the word of the lord.

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