Day 1

Well here we go, the adventure starts for me. Hope you enjoy.

Today as I was preparing to read, I just begged God to start with something that I knew but didn't fully understand and help me fully understand on a spiritual level what it meant.

I don't usually read out of the old testament because for some reason i just have never seen how it applies to me, I think the old testament is more for me. However today I opened up to Genesis because that's where I felt led to read and I was glad to find Chapter 15 titled God's Covenant with Abram.

Essentially this chapter is how God gives Abram more than he could ever imagine. The word of the Lord comes to Abram and says "Don't be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward." Abram is confused and explains to God how he does not have an heir to his estate. God tells him that if he can count the stars, "so shall your offspring be" God tells him to bring a sacrifice and place it on the alter. Later Abram falls asleep and the Lord appears saying that his descendants will be strangers and will be enslaved in a country that is not their own, but they will be delivered. After this, a torch appeared and passed through the pieces of the sacrifice and the Lord said that this will be the land of his descendants.

This has been a struggle for me, just learning to trust the lord and what the Lord has for me. I have countless times made mistakes and knowingly sinned. Every time I think I have it all figured out and I stop relying on God and thats when I get hit the hardest. I start to fall away because without him, Satan can drag me down with free reign. If you are struggling, I know where you are because I get to that point often. My faith is not as strong as most people think and I am trying to get myself to the point in which I can be on fire for God all the time, not just when it is appropriate. I can only be as strong as I want when I let God be my strength. 

In closing, the verse that really stood out to me was verse 6, "Abram believed the lord and it was credited to him as righteousness." There is a side note in my Bible that is titled "Now or Never" and it says "God does not take our faith lightly. He knows it takes courage to put our trust in him, sight unseen. That's why he always proves himself to be trustworthy when we step out and follow him. What might he be asking you to do?" 

In response to this, I believe this blog is something God wants me to do, I do not believe I just willed myself to want to do this. I believe he has something special for me out of it and for those who read it. Think about what God wants you to do!

Joseph Robinson