This was the scripture the preacher used at church yesterday. His message was directed at graduating high school seniors, but I heard the message in there for me too.
Abraham did not know where he was going. I've heard this part before many times, but it clicked for me yesterday. My life is a journey and I don't always know where I'm going. Even when I have a good plan, it doesn't usually go exactly as expected.
The preacher went onto add that when Abraham finally got to this place that God promised him, it looked nothing like he expected. It was going to require work.
How many times have we built an ideal in our mind of the way something should be?
I have prayed that God send me a partner for a while now. I have a long list of qualities that I think he should possess. These aren't shallow things like blue eyes and a nice tan. It's a list of character traits that I think the right person for me and my boys should have.
So what happens when the person standing in front of you doesn't come in the package you expected? Open the package anyway and peel off all the layers of wrapping. You may find something inside that's even better than what you prayed for. It's important not to limit the way God may work in your life. That is easier said than done.
The preacher also pointed out that 500 years after Abraham entered the promise land, his family, generations later, was able to walk through vineyards and draw water from wells that he started. It took time for that vineyard to grow and become established. It didn't happen overnight.
I have to remind myself to slow down and take time to get to know someone. Grow in love instead of fall in love. I don't have to have all the answers immediately. God isn't in the habit of giving me those answers in advance anyways.
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