Life is pretty exciting right now, in the crazed calm 'reflecting on the gravity of where you are in life' kind of way.
I am registered for senior classes (Um. What? When did I turn old?).
I am applying to medical schools (Oh my, real life keeps getting realer..).
I am figuring out my exciting summer plans! (I'm going to hold off on announcing anything just yet.)
But in the midst of all of that, I think it is necessary to take a step back and refocus.
My mind has been focusing a lot lately on a passage in Genesis, when God calls Abram. These three short verses have literally been racking my brain and here are my reflections:
"The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.
'I will make you into a great nation,
and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.
I will bless those who bless you,
and whoever curses you I will curse;
and all peoples on earth
will be blessed through you.'"
-Genesis 12:1-3
The first word that He says to Abram is 'go'. I love this. We know here that this call definitely had a literal meaning to it, but beyond the physical command to leave his land, what was God really asking? He was asking him to leave everything he knew, he was asking him to leave his family, his land, his people. He was asking Abram to be a leader.
The Lord was asking Abram to trust that He is good and that He is in control.
The Lord said that He would make Abram great.
He promised Abram that He would bless him - and not just to make Abram's life comfortable or easier. But God was going to bless him with a greater intention; He was going to bless Abram so that he could be a blessing.
God was definitely planning to do work in Abram's life and form and mold him to use for His purpose.
But, Abram's adventure began after his response to God's calling.
It all started after the Lord said 'go'.
So, what is God asking of me? He is asking me to trust that He is good and that He is in control. He is asking me to respond to Him.
"So Abram went, as the Lord had told him." (v.4)
