Genesis 12:4-5 NIV
4 So Abram
went, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five
years old when he set out from Harran.
5 He took his
wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated and the
people they had acquired in Harran, and they set out for the land of Canaan,
and they arrived there.
Abram has already established his life. He has his wife,
children, livestock, and home. All he had to do was provide for his family,
pray to God for their protection, and live a daily life of peace. Abram was a
normal guy, normal as a fresh graduate set for an office based job for a 8-5
daily to provide for the needs of her family. Everybody is just like Abram, so
was I.
But God chose him.
God would have waited for Moses to arrive on Earth to start
a new era of humanity or He could have chosen a prince or an officer of a
higher court at that time. But He chose Abram.
Abram was not special because of what he was or what he has
done in his life. He is special because
God chose him.
And so when God ordered that he should leave his comfort
zone, he simply obeyed. Regardless of
the non-feasibility of any of God’s promises, he just abides.
I always have this view of God being complex and
unpredictable. I know so well that so many things are beyond man’s
understanding as well as leaving one’s comfort zone is not as easy as it may
sound. But Abram did it, that’s why he is special - because he acted on the
call of God.
But why did Abram leave the place where he could have
started a whole new humanity the way he is raising his family? God is all
powerful that He can simply declare Abram’s land as the land of promise. It’s
not like God has geographical issues. One reason is the tests and obstacles God
has prepared for Abram and his faith. But one reason that was also revealed to
me is that, God’s ways are always unique that every calls that He makes for
anyone is also different from each other. Because if they were, everyone should
be pastors right? We can never question God’s plan for our lives.
Indeed, I believe that every life is headed to different
paths in different amazing ways. But like Abram, labeled in God’s own brand,
has became special because he acted on God’s call and remained faithful all
throughout the journey.
So who cares if you can’t find the rightful career path, or
if you feel lost, or if you’re not sure if you made the right decision?
Remember God’s unique ways of revealing Himself. Because as for me, that is life.
Living with the profound purpose of knowing Him and His plans.
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