I believe even if. . .

What do you do when God has spoken directly to you? I bet you’re thinking, “Well that’s easy Brandon, 'you just believe it and obey!' ” I’m sure you might have heard the same saying as myself growing up: “God said it. I Believe it. And that settles it.” All these words sound good when you’re typing them or reading them. It’s easy to say when God speaks just take it as it is and believe it. But what about when you hear God directly speaking to you, it becomes specific and personal and more often than we like His word/words WILL BE CHALLENGING! 

That’s where I find myself today in the middle of a word from God with extremely challenging circumstances. You better believe when God speaks it will require all the faith that’s within you to believe. It might even cause you to take a step back and laugh, “God seriously?!”  That’s exactly what happened to Abraham and Sarah. . . 

“Then God said to Abraham, “Regarding Sarai, your wife—her name will no longer be Sarai. From now on her name will be Sarah. And I will bless her and give you a son from her! Yes, I will bless her richly, and she will become the mother of many nations. Kings of nations will be among her descendants.” Then Abraham bowed down to the ground, but he laughed to himself in disbelief. “How could I become a father at the age of 100?” he thought. “And how can Sarah have a baby when she is ninety years old?”

                                                              – Genesis 17: 15-17

Okay, Abraham you and I should talk because I feel like I can relate with you right about now. I’m in that same boat where it’s so easy to laugh and say, “God. Seriously!” 

Can you relate, has God ever told you something or asked you to do something that completely stretched you?  If you aren’t there yet, keep following Him and I can guarantee He will say/ask the unexpected.

So what do we do when we walk through unexpected impossibility? Honestly, I really don’t know. But I’ll tell you what I am doing and will continue to do: Worship, worshiping God through it. Choosing worship over worry, doubt, and confusion is defiantly not the easiest choice but I know that’s what my God deserves so it’s the choice I pray I will always choose. He deserves praise no matter if my mind can wrap around His supernatural plan or not. I may not know how He will work through this circumstance but this I do know:  He has called me. He has chosen me. He will not throw me away. He is always with me. He has a great plan for me. His son is at His right hand interceding on my behalf. He has filled me with His spirit. He has equipped me and has blessed me with every spiritual blessing. Therefore I will praise Him. I will praise Him in my pain. I will praise Him in my tears. I praise Him not because of my temporary situation but because who He constantly remains. 

I pray this might encourage someone that also might be walking through a difficult moment in God’s classroom.