New beginnings are almost always scary. Sure, there\u2019s anticipation and excitement, but there\u2019s also uncertainty and a little bit of fear. Questions like, \u201cWill this really work?\u201d and, \u201cWhat if I don\u2019t have what it takes?\u201d can arise with any new beginning. It doesn’t matter if it\u2019s a new start to a semester, a new baby, a new marriage, or a new job, fear is a feat to get over in order to move forward. But thankfully, fear and trepidation don\u2019t have to hold us back. We can move forward even in the face of fear because our God goes before us and that makes all the difference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although we don\u2019t know what Abram thought or felt when God called him to establish a new beginning, we do know he was as human as you and me. He likely felt some excitement and anticipation alongside some angst and unease. After all, he was being called to follow God\u2019s lead, and it was new territory for him. Yet something must have made Abram believe that even if he didn\u2019t have what it took to thrive in a foreign land, God did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When the Lord spoke to Abram, He instructed Abram to leave his land and his people. Those instructions would require Abram to leave his reputation and the protection that accompanied it behind. However, it also required him to leave his unbelief behind as well. Genesis 11:30 tells us that Sarai\u2019s infertility was known, even before he left for Canaan. Yet Abram left believing God would establish a new beginning as he focused more on the faith he had in God more than any fear that might arise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
God showed Himself faithful when Abram allowed his faith to move him, and God chose to do even more than He revealed to Abram through Abram\u2019s line. Psalm 2 says that a King would arrive who would be given the nations as His heritage and the ends of the earth as His possession. The language is reminiscent of Genesis 12, because Jesus ultimately descended from Abram\u2019s line. Abram didn\u2019t allow worry to restrict his choice to follow the Lord, and as a result, the Lord established a new beginning through Abram that would bless others forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So what about your new beginning? Will you focus on what you can or can\u2019t do, or will you remember what God is capable of? The Lord has new mercies to help us navigate every new beginning when we choose to trust Him. Let\u2019s invite Him to lead us beyond the boundaries of our fear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
New beginnings are almost always scary. Sure, there\u2019s anticipation and excitement, but there\u2019s also uncertainty and a little bit of fear. Questions like, \u201cWill this really work?\u201d and, \u201cWhat if I don\u2019t have what it takes?\u201d can arise with any new beginning. It doesn’t matter if it\u2019s a new start to a semester, a new […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":132,"featured_media":71766,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[294],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genesis25"],"acf":{"hero_background_image":false,"related_plans":[71878],"weekly_truth":false,"grace_day":false,"share_text":"She Reads Truth","devotional_text":"THE CALL OF ABRAM<\/b>
\r\nby Liv Dooley<\/i>
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New beginnings are almost always scary. Sure, there\u2019s anticipation and excitement, but there\u2019s also uncertainty and a little bit of fear. Questions like, \u201cWill this really work?\u201d and, \u201cWhat if I don\u2019t have what it takes?\u201d can arise with any new beginning. It doesn't matter if it\u2019s a new start to a semester, a new baby, a new marriage, or a new job, fear is a feat to get over in order to move forward. But thankfully, fear and trepidation don\u2019t have to hold us back. We can move forward even in the face of fear because our God goes before us and that makes all the difference.<\/p>
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Although we don\u2019t know what Abram thought or felt when God called him to establish a new beginning, we do know he was as human as you and me. He likely felt some excitement and anticipation alongside some angst and unease. After all, he was being called to follow God\u2019s lead, and it was new territory for him. Yet something must have made Abram believe that even if he didn\u2019t have what it took to thrive in a foreign land, God did.<\/p>
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When the Lord spoke to Abram, He instructed Abram to leave his land and his people. Those instructions would require Abram to leave his reputation and the protection that accompanied it behind. However, it also required him to leave his unbelief behind as well. Genesis 11:30 tells us that Sarai\u2019s infertility was known, even before he left for Canaan. Yet Abram left believing God would establish a new beginning as he focused more on the faith he had in God more than any fear that might arise.<\/p>
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God showed Himself faithful when Abram allowed his faith to move him, and God chose to do even more than He revealed to Abram through Abram\u2019s line. Psalm 2 says that a King would arrive who would be given the nations as His heritage and the ends of the earth as His possession. The language is reminiscent of Genesis 12, because Jesus ultimately descended from Abram\u2019s line. Abram didn\u2019t allow worry to restrict his choice to follow the Lord, and as a result, the Lord established a new beginning through Abram that would bless others forever.<\/p>
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So what about your new beginning? Will you focus on what you can or can\u2019t do, or will you remember what God is capable of? The Lord has new mercies to help us navigate every new beginning when we choose to trust Him. Let\u2019s invite Him to lead us beyond the boundaries of our fear.<\/p>","share_image_height":"640","day_number":"8","scripture":"Genesis 11:1-32, Genesis 12:1-9, Psalm 2:1-12","available":true,"ad_banner_name":"","ad_banner_image":false,"ad_banner_url":"","songs":"","key_verse":"","key_verse_reference":"","background_image":false,"background_color":"#FBF7F3","scripture_references":false,"share_image":false,"author_name":"","author_bio":"","guest_social_media":false,"show_ad":true,"ad_override":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/132"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}