Disoriented

SCRIPTURE: Hebrews 11:8-10 NIV By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

THOUGHT: Not knowing where you are going is uncomfortable. I know this pretty well – seems it’s been a lifetime status! As my faith began to grow in my 40s, I got a little more comfortable with mystery and even began to see the life of faith more as an adventure and less as drudgery – I finally found that I trusted God, and that made the twists and turns and ups and downs feel less threatening.

Even when we arrive at the very place God has led us to, we can feel like strangers in a foreign country – just like Abraham. That’s disorienting and often lonely as anyone who’s applied for citizenship knows.

I realized while I was still a teen that if I had something to look forward to, I could get through almost anything. Now I look forward to all the rights and privileges of citizenship in a city with solid foundations. It’s not going to crumble, or be overtaken, or disappoint, because the architect and builder is God.

PRAYER: Oh God, while I am a stranger in a foreign country give me a vision for the city with foundations that you designed and built. Keep me moving toward it even when I am discouraged and disoriented.