The Great Adventure

“By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.”

As with Abraham, God calls each of us on a great adventure with Him. Sometimes this adventure is thrust upon us by events and circumstances beyond our control. The road of security on which we have been walking is suddenly wiped away by the loss of a loved one, an unexpected sickness, the loss of a job, the collapse of an investment, a divorce, a child who has made some bad decisions, the care of an aging parent. Maybe you are not facing a challenge or tragedy, but you simply find yourself at a juncture in your life where you need to make some decisions and some changes that take you out of your comfort zone of familiarity into the unknown of the future.

Whatever the situation, God begins to stir our nest urging us to step out of the place of security we have now, off the solid branch upon which we are standing, and trust the wings of faith He has given us, no matter how small and feeble they may seem, and do what seems impossible and fly.  Flying for the first time can be scary, and there is the chance of an occasional crash landing, but it is also very exhilarating and greatly increases our vision and potential.

Like Abraham, God is constantly calling us from the security of the known into the unknown, for it is in the place of the unknown where we receive our inheritance. In Ephesians 1:18, Paul prays for the Ephesians and for us that “the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints.” Abraham, as he “dwelt in the land of promise ---waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.”

If we will allow the Holy Spirit to enlarge our vision, there is something God has which is much greater than we have now. Whether what we have now seems good or bad, it is temporal, and God has something which has an unshakable foundation that is designed, created, and built by God himself for you and me. So today, spread your wings of faith, do something you have never done before, and enjoy the buoyancy of the wind of the Spirit underneath your wings. Let the great adventure begin.

Andy Clark