Genesis 16 through 21

I must say that sometimes I won't have thoughts on some of what I've read. I will express somethings, but not always everything. In these chapters many things are shared, but only a few things jumped out at me.

Abram and Sara very much want children even though they are to old. God promises, however, that they will have a child. This isn't something they understand because how could it possibly happen? They are far to old! Sara actually laughs when she hears that she will have a baby. Gods response to that is turning to Abraham and asking, "Is anything too hard for God?"No because just like God promised they were given a baby, whom they named Isaac.

This stuck out to me, not because I exactly say things are too hard for God, but because I live in such a way at times... there are times where I am so anxious and worried about the life I live. When will I get a job? It won't come! What will my job be? Nothing of any importance! Will I be good at it? No because I don't know anything! Where will the money come from? Nowhere! I am going to be poor forever! Questions after questions with no answers it seems, but truth be told God is the answer. Nothing is too hard for Him! When will I get a job? In God's time. What will my job be? What God wants it to be...where He wants me to be. Will I be good at it? God will prepare me. He has yet to let me fail. I do have knowledge, more than I think and it is from Him. Where will money come from? From God...it always comes. I've never gone without.

Thank God that NOTHING is TOO HARD for Him! Thank You for Your timing. Thank You for Your will. Thank You for giving me all I need.

At the end of chapter 21 Sara's son is being made fun of by Hagar, who is the son of a slave. This upsets Sara very much and she tells Abraham that he must get rid of them. They were sent off with some water and wandered into the desert. The mother was worried because without water her son would surely die. She cried, not wanting to watch her son die. God heard her son crying ad came to her saying, "Don't be afraid. God has heard the boy and knows the fix he's in. Up now; go get the boy. Hold him tight. I'm going to make of him a great nation."-Genesis22:17-18 (the message). Then God made a well appear and the mother gave her boy a cool drink of water.

What stuck out to me here was "God has heard the boy and knows the fix he's in." God knows our troubles, our needs, our desires. He will not leave us without, just like He did not leave the boy without the water he so desperately needed. God will always provide us with what we need and if we do go without, the way I see it, we didn't really need it or God has found some other way to help us with our troubles, provide us with our needs, and give us our desires.

Other thoughts from today: This morning I was thinking about the times I want to run from God. Sometimes, being a Christian I get super tired. It's hard always having to make the right choices, having to read my Bible all the time , having to love people , having to keep my morals straight....not that I always do those things...most of the time I don't. Sometimes I just want to run the other direction...far far far away from God. I want to make my own choices that have nothing to do with reading my Bible, loving people, or keeping my morals straight. But then I thought some more... and those times I've drifted away aren't great times. When I don't have God in my life I feel like something is missing and life just doesn't feel right. So, I'm glad that I haven't drifted away from Him. I'm glad that He has my heart and keeps in close to Him.