I have been reading again about Abraham this morning. About what faith looks like lived out. Abraham believed God. And it was credited to him as righteousness. He believed God through all of the mountaintops and the valleys of his life. And it was a long life. Through it all he believed. By faith. Not because he could see the end.
We celebrated a lot of family events this weekend. Enough events to leave me emotionally drained and physically tired. But my heart is so full. All the girls were home. We had family dinners. Another wedding shower with family and neighbors and sweet friends. We celebrated my nephew as he received his Eagle Scout award. How very proud we are of him. We welcomed home our future son-in-law from a mission trip. And at the very end of the weekend we celebrated with him as he received the official call that he has been selected to serve on the staff of Young Life. So very proud of him too.
Walking in faith isn't something that happens overnight. It isn't a one time thing. A life of faith is lived over a lifetime. We continue on our journey day in and day out. Trusting each day that the One who is leading is worth following. Even when we have no idea where we will end up. The older we get the more hindsight we have. The paths behind us are rich with faith lessons. As we continue walking forward, those lessons build our character.
We have the same promises that Abraham had. We can trust the One leading us. With our families. With our children. With our future and with theirs. The character that comes from faith is not developed in the mountaintop experiences. Although those times, like mine this weekend, are so worth celebrating. Those emotions fade. But the everyday life of consistent trust and blind belief is what builds our foundation of faith. It is those years of trusting. Of believing. Of seeking. Of asking. By faith we walk forward each day. By faith we pour into the next generation. And by faith we trust Him to take that foundation into their lives as they too walk each day with the One who leads them.
Abraham believed God. For his family. For his future. For the promises that took years to see. He continued to build a foundation of faith that held a nation. All because he believed God. I want to believe Him that way too.
"A life of faith is not a life of one glorious
mountaintop experience after another,
like soaring of eagle's wings,
but is a life of day-in and day-out consistency;
a life of walking without fainting. (Isaiah 40:31)"
~oswald chambers
By faith we walk forward each day... and sometimes with a little nudge we keep moving in a direction:-}
ReplyDeleteKim W.