Time to Go

Scripture: Now the Lord said to Abram, "Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you." Genesis 12:1

Observation: The first act of obedience for Abram/Abraham was not to trust that is wife would have a child, or to trust his own safety in battle, or even to trust that he should sacrifice his only son. The first act of obedience was to go ... to leave his country and his father and his friends, and travel to a different land. The first recorded word God says to Abram is here: "Go".

Application: Today this resonates with me, as I have decided to "go". After a month of prayer that continued through a process, I believe God has called me to leave my job and go to another job. The new position isn't just a promotion and advancement, and it isn't the work I am doing now performed in a different location. I am moving to a job I have not done, in a place where I know no one, and into a situation I do not yet have the information I need to be successful.

I am doing this because I believe that - in a new situation and in a new position - I can reach lives for Jesus. God wants me to establish an environment where I can influence lives with the light of Jesus, and make the Gospel both real and practical for others. To do this, I need a different circumstance, with a different level of influence, and in a completely different location.

Am I ready for the new responsibilities of this job? My answer to that question doesn't matter. God will provide me with the readiness I need. My only task is to obediently go.

Prayer: Lord, in my mind I am afraid, but in my heart I am not. I know that you have always - and in all ways - been faithful in your guidance of my life, and I fully trust you now. I am not ready to do this job. I do not have the knowledge, the skills, or the aptitude. However, I do have you as my Lord. That is all I need. Amen.