Loss to Win

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8-19-19 Monday

 

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What did Abraham do?

 

Abraham doesn’t even know who this God is who calls him to pack up his family leave all his relatives and friends, go to a place he has never been, change up his WHOLE LIFE. 

From Loss to lesson

When things don’t go as planned! 

Accept the unknown… knowing that God knows what you don’t. Trust is easy when you can see the way and you feel like your steering… but when you can’t see… and the steering is broke….

Don’t just accept the unknown… but be excited about it and what God is going to teach you! 

Abe could have seen it as a loss, but rather looks it as an adventure. 

 

 

After Abe leaves he quickly learns it is for a great nation and a new land. 

From Loss to Liberty

We think change is always bad… but what if it actually brings greater liberty. Shift your focus on how this may actually be a great thing for you and your future. 

 

 

Some times things don’t go as planned due to our own dumb mistakes. Abraham Marries his handmaiden as asked by his wife Sara… this does not go well. She births an Ishmael. Sara is mad, Hagar gets kicked out… Abraham had to feel like he was to blame for this detour in plans. 

 

From Loss to lead

So what’s the new direction. When things go up in smoke look for which the way the wind is taking the smoke. What is my new direction, what might God be saying is the new step. 

As Abe continues to seek God he and his wife get a name change.

'Abram' means "exalted father". God tells him that he will be the father of many, and changes his name to 'Abraham' which means "father of a multitude". 'Sarai' means "princess", but since she will be the mother of nations, with kings of peoples coming from her, God changes her name to 'Sarah' which means "noblewoman."

 

To many times I have looked back and thought… wow that change wasn’t for my good… it was for my best! 

The change comes back to reaffirm what God wants to do in my life and in a greater way than I had actually expected.