Following One Day at a Time
Memory verse: I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me, you can do nothing (John 15:5)
Read about Abram’s call to do God’s will. Notice how much detail he was given before God asked him to follow Him.
Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” So, Abram went, as the Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people that they had acquired in Haran, and they set out to go to the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan (Genesis 12:1-5, ESV)
What did God say? How specific was He? “Leave” and “Go” where? “To a land I will show you”
Are you ready to follow God’s will that way?
No, I don’t think God will ask me to go anywhere without showing me ahead of time where I am going
I’m not sure
Yes, I am willing to follow Him by faith and not by sight
Other
Many times, as with Abram, God called people to simply follow Him. He is much more likely to ask you to follow Him one day at a time, than He is to spell out all the details before you begin to obey Him. As we continue our study together, you will see this truth illustrated in the lives of many people in the Bible.
Read Matthew 6:33-34. Then pause and pray…
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. “Therefore, do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble”
Agree with God that He is absolutely trustworthy
Agree with God that you will follow Him one day at a time
Agree to follow Him even when He doesn’t spell out all the details
Agree that you will let Him be your way
If you cannot agree to these now, openly confess your struggles to Him. Ask Him to help you want to do His will in His way. Claim the promise “It is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose” (Phil. 2:13).