Why do we hesitate in following God?

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"By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise." (Hebrews 11:8-9, English Standard Version)

Did you catch that? "He went out, not knowing where he was going."

How often do we hesitate to follow God's leadership because we don't know where this path will lead? I think Abraham figured out something that will help us. He didn't know where the path would lead, but he knew it would lead to God's presence. In Genesis 12:1, God told Abraham to go to "a land I will show you." He didn't say "a land I will tell you about."

Abraham could go out because God would go with Him. He will never send us to a place where He is not.

QUESTION: What is your biggest hesitation right now?

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Are You Watching the Clouds?

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"Those who watch and wait for favorable winds never plant, and those who watch and fret over every cloud never harvest." (Ecclesiastes 11:4, The Voice)

There is a right time for everything. Our problem is that we don't always know what the right time is; so we begin to over analyze all the external circumstances and hesitate to "pull the trigger" on a decision or action.

Sometimes we even spiritualize our hesitance by saying that we don't want to "get ahead of God". I think that we are often so far behind God that we can't see Him and therefore assume He must be behind us.

I have seen a quote attributed to Zig Ziglar: "The best time to plant an oak tree was 50 years ago. The second best time is today."

Question: What decision or action are you over analyzing that is keeping you from your next step?

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