In Genesis 12, God tells Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you.” That’s it. Those are the instructions. “Go.” Not “Put this address in your GPS.” Not “Mapquest this intersection.” Not “Get out a road map you’ll never be able to fold correctly again.” Not even “Head north.” Just, “Go.”
Not that I believe I’m some kind of Abraham or anything, but that’s just the kind of message I felt God delivered to me last October. The only thing I felt sure about was that the purpose in all this “going” was to share the gospel. God was so faithful over the next few months to reveal more and more of the plan, piece by piece, as I needed it.
So now I find myself in Raleigh, North Carolina (where the summer weather is awesome!), teaching junior high chorus part-time at an amazing school, reuniting with friends from college, and preparing to begin seminary in August. And now I see another parallel between my life and Abraham’s. I am most certainly blessed. My hope and prayer is that during this part of my journey, I can resemble Abraham – whose faith was credited to him as righteousness (Rom. 4).
Going,
Jaye
Note: Many people have told me to keep in touch and let them know what’s going on, and this is the most convenient and efficient way I can think to do that. This blog thing may or may not pan out in the end, but for now, I’ll give it a shot. What a blessing technology can be when it is used for good rather than evil!
