Waiting on God

I will make you into a great nation, I will bless you, I will make your name great. —Genesis 12:2

In Genesis 12:1–4, God made amazing promises to Abram and Sarai. They packed up and left everything, believing God would keep His word. Ten years later, however, they were still strangers in a land not their own (16:3), and Sarai remained childless. Doubts surely echoed in their hearts. Can God keep His promises? Perhaps you’re asking the same question.

Back in Genesis 12, God’s first words to them were, “I will.” Ten years later, Sarai’s words were, “Perhaps . . . I can build a family” (16:2). Instead of waiting for God, she tried to grow her family tree through Hagar.

When Hagar’s son was born, they assumed he was the child of promise. But Scripture clarifies that he was the product of self-reliance, not God’s promise (Gal. 4:28–29).

Faith ends where self-reliance begins. Controlling, Christian women who think, It’s all up to me, may produce godly-looking families, but only God can make fruit grow. Like Abraham and Sarah, our faith must rest on God’s promises, not our own plans.

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 “Twisted Truth about God’s Promises: Three Lies to Watch For” (Shannon Popkin,  ReviveOurHearts.com/blog)

Scripture taken from The CSB