What you see today is only the beginning of what God is going to do. Where you are today is only the beginning of where God will take you.

There’s so much more than what you see and know today. It’s like the tip of the iceberg above the water, versus the massive formation below out of sight.

THERE IS MORE TO THIS. MORE IS HAPPENING HERE THAN YOU SEE. GOD IS PREPARING THINGS YOUR HUMAN MIND CANNOT IMAGINE. TRUST HIM HERE. YES, HERE IN THE UNKNOWN. HERE IN THE UNCERTAIN. SEE WHAT HE WILL DO.

Abraham and Sarah had waited decades to have a child. Miraculously at 90 years old, and Abraham at 100, they have their baby boy Issac. During this long wait faith was developed.

During your long wait, something is being developed in you as well. What’s happening in you as the thing you should have had a long time ago still alludes you? What’s growing inside of you as what you thought would happen isn’t happening? Sister, have you lost your hope? Have you dismissed yourself from a miracle at this point? I can’t promise how your miracle will show up, but I can promise you God will do things you could never do on your own if you will keep trusting in him.

Let faith grow here. The tip of the iceberg may be 100 feet tall, but there’s 700 feet of massive frozen ice below the surface. Below the surface of what is happening in your life, faith can grow. Faith in a God who can do the impossible. Faith in a God who cares about YOUR specific impossible. Faith in a God who is at work at this very moment doing things no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind can imagine. FOR YOU SISTER. Because you are his beloved.

Is this what’s happening beneath the surface? Is your faith growing here?

The enemy will work hard to stop the growth of your faith. He will pick at your scabs and reveal your wounds with the replaying of the story that tells you life hasn’t been fair for you. Oh may we learn to recognize his voice and identify his lies so his nasty work is put to an end in our lives.

Abraham had learned to trust God. In every situation he knew God was good, God was for him and not against him. So, when God asked him to do the unimaginable and take his long awaited son Issac up to a mountain to sacrifice him, he never questioned God’s intent. He knew his goodness. He knew his faithfulness. And he knew his power.

How had he learned to trust God in such a real way? He had experienced hardship before. He had waited before. He had seen God do the impossible before.

Honey, the only way you know God’s power is to be in a completely hopeless situation first. The only way you know God is a healer is to first be sick. The only way you know God’s provision is to be in a place of need. God takes us through circumstances and situations so our faith can grow as we see him work.

And he’s doing it now because of where he will take you in the future. You will need the lessons of today for the opportunity of tomorrow. This is just the beginning of what God is going to do.

Genesis 22 tells us the story of Abraham taking his only son Issac to that mountain as God had instructed. It tells of him gathering the wood for the burnt sacrifice. We read of the journey there and Abraham’s unwavering faith in a good God that would do more than he could imagine on that mountain.

In reading the story there are 2 clues that tell us Abraham knew God would not allow him to lose his son here.

First, in verse 4-5 it says “On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.”

By worship, he meant sacrifice. But notice he says my son and I will go over there and then WE will come back to you. Abraham had complete faith in the power of God, even in the face of the impossible. He had seen God work before, and he knew he would work here. The two of them would return, together. So he boldly moved forward with what God was asking him to do.

Abraham didn’t get wrapped up in how God would do it, he trusted God would make a way and he boldly moved forward. Isn’t that what God is asking of you right now? He isn’t asking you to figure this out. He isn’t asking you to KNOW the way, he’s asking you to trust HE IS THE WAY. He isn’t asking for your 10 year plan, he’s asking for your obedience in the next step.

Then in verse 6-8 “Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together, Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?”
“Yes, my son?” Abraham replied.
“The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”
Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together.”

This is the ultimate faith that GOD WILL PROVIDE. Abraham believed in God’s provision, knowing because God had led him to it, he would provide a way through it. Abraham told his son, “God himself will provide what is needed here.” And then Abraham continued in obedience. He went so far as to tie up Issac and place him on the wood. And there, at the very last moment, an angel appeared and showed Abraham a ram for the sacrifice instead.

Because of Abraham’s faithfulness and absolute unwavering faith in God, he was blessed beyond measure. But the blessing didn’t come easy.

Sometimes I think God wants to know if we will remain faithful, so he allows it all to fall apart before he steps in. And sometimes I believe he wants to show us his power, but he knows his power is best displayed when everything else first fails.

Everything Abraham went through with preparing to sacrifice his son, God finished with the ultimate sacrifice of his own son Jesus. God did the unthinkable for us. That is the extent of his love for you. He would stop at nothing to reach you, to save you, and call you his own again.

So, you can trust him here today. You can trust he sees you and he knows exactly what is going on in your world. And he’s already made a way through it. He’s doing more than you can imagine here. This is bigger than you know. The only thing he asks of you is your obedient next step in faith knowing he will provide.

THERE IS MORE TO THIS. MORE IS HAPPENING HERE THAN YOU SEE. GOD IS PREPARING THINGS YOUR HUMAN MIND CANNOT IMAGINE. TRUST HIM HERE. YES, HERE IN THE UNKNOWN. HERE IN THE UNCERTAIN. SEE WHAT HE WILL DO.