The Promise

So for some reason I woke up wide awake at about 4:30 this morning, not really normal for me especially since I was up at 11, and then 1 again...normally I would be dragging myself out of bed when the alarm went off at 4:50. After much time in prayer and in the word I now know why.

I had met with a friend last night & there are some huge life changes happening with her, changes that would and could change the rest of her life. Ultimately what we confirmed in our 4 hour talk last night was that there is a disconnect with her & the position God has in her life. She has allowed other things to be number one...and He has to be number one.
No matter what.

So...as I'm awake at 4:30 I am prompted to pray & pray & pray earnestly for her & the people currently in her life. (This is a new thing for me, I've always wanted to be a prayer warrior, and I believe this was that first step in that journey...) I was broken for her and the people in her life, ultimately with out God in the #1 spot in our hearts & lives we are living a dangerous life.
Its scary.
Its lonely.
So as I continued pray I am prompted to get in the word. I asked the Lord to reveal something to me. "Show me Lord why you have me up an hour earlier than normal, and why you have me here." He brought me to Galatians 3. This chapter talks about the law & how we no longer have to live under the law since the Seed, that which is Christ, came & did away with the law. It says in Gal 3:24-25 "So the law was put in charge to LEAD US TO CHRIST that we might be justified through FAITH. Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law. (Here's the kicker...) v29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and HEIRS according to the promise."
So as I read that; I am prompted to remind myself of that promise God gave to Abraham...so I read Genesis 12:1-3

1 The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you.
2 "I will make you into a great nation
and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.
3 I will bless those who bless you,
and whoever curses you I will curse;
and all peoples on earth
will be blessed through you."

Then I read the commentary:
"God promises to bless Abram and make him great, but there was one condition. Abram had to do what God wanted him to do. This meant leaving his home & his friends and traveling to a NEW land where God promised to build a great nation from Abram's family. Abram obeyed, walking away from his home for God's promise of even greater blessings in the future.
God may be trying to lead you to a place of greater service and usefulness for him. Don't let the comfort and security of your present position make you miss God's plan for you."

And wow.
I sit.
And I know,
This was for my friend. I don't know what that looks like for her. I don't know if that just means a new place is putting the Lord first in her life. I don't know if that is a literal "get up and move" somewhere.
All I do know is that God is calling her to move with Him leading her.
She, as are all of us, HEIRS of this promise!! He WILL make us great, He WILL bless us, he WILL make our name great, and we WILL be a blessing to HIM....if we pick up and move.

So now, I ask you as I'm asking myself too....Will you allow God to fulfill this promise in YOUR life too? Will you allow him to make you great, even if it means losing everything?