I heard this great sermon at church on
Genesis 11:27-32. In short, I will
explain the scripture. Terah had
three sons, Abram, Nahor and Haran. Haran died and the rest of the family set off to Canaan
(the promised land). When they got
to a place called Haran (on the
way) they settled there. Terah
died in Haran. He never reached Canaan.
Just random pics from the past year!!!!! (Me on my brothers engine!)
Sounds simple, right? Well, God packs more to His punch that just a simple paragraph. You see, Terah was so upset over his
loss, over the death of his son that when he arrived at a placed called Haran
he could go no further. He and his family were on their way to
the promised land, but they got stuck on the way and fell victim to it,
resulting in death before the promise.
I thought for a couple days and I realized this is happening
all the time. As I am home from
the race, I sit and look at the loss of a corporate job, a loss of a car, the
loss of having the option to go shopping and even further, the loss of any
income (until I find a minimum wage job.) I sit and think, am I really giving all that up to live this life? And all I have to do is look at my God
and I know that is a YES! (It may
sound stupid to some, but God is far smarter than we will ever be…so I will go
with His ways for this one!)
I miss these people so much, but I know we are all on our way to our Canaan!
I know God has promises far greater than I can imagine for
me, promises that may not happen tomorrow or in 5 years, but promises never the
less. If I get my little mind
stuck in the loss of these things I will never be able to move forward into
what He is calling me to. I
don’t want to die in Haran! I
want my Canaan and I pray that I can mourn the hard parts healthy, seek God’s
direction in it all and move forward to what He is calling me too. It’s ok to mourn our losses, but God
does not call us to get stuck in them…we were inteded for more and that is what
I want…MORE OF GOD! I pray this
for you too.
My brothers and I just chillin!!!!
