Keep Moving!

 

"By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went." Hebrews 11:8

I have learned a lot in my spiritual walk from Oswald Chambers. He drives right to the heart of matter without sentimentality, often forcing us to forego our "pity party" and move on the task at hand. 

One of the things Chambers talks about is "drudgery".  That is, when our lives are bereft of uplifting experiences, and all that lies ahead are the daily menial tasks of "life". No credit is given to you for what you do - no one even notices. He believed that this was the true test of the saint: to shine in times like these.

We've talked about the folly of trusting emotions before on this blog. God can seem cruel at times, but our whole lives He is lovingly engaged in the most profitable things of all for us: to be stripped of everything that prevents us from fully relying on and having our every joy in Him. The scripture doesn't say in vain He is a "jealous God" (Exodus 34:14). He wants us all for Himself!

Abraham is rightly held up as an example of a faithful person in the Bible. God told him to grab everything he had and leave his home and family. To go where? Don't worry I'll show you! (Genesis 12:1) 

There is a reason we are told to "walk" by faith! (2 Corinthians 5:7) . Yes, we are also told to "rest" (Psalm 37:7) and that we are "seated" (Ephesians 2:6), but these are spiritual realities to be applied to our ever-dynamic walk. Just keep moving! Like Abraham, even if you have no idea where you're going, keep moving forward in faith! 

The reason why we falter or even go back can always be traced to doubts of God's goodness, that the place He is leading us will not be worth it in the end. Brothers and sisters, it will be worth it beyond our wildest imagination (cf. 1 Corinthians 1:9). 

Keep moving!