Reset Your Faith

¹After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.” ²But Abram said, “O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” ³And Abram said, “Behold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir.” ⁴And behold, the word of the Lord came to him: “This man shall not be your heir; your very own son shall be your heir.”

Jesus said all things are possible to the one who believes (Mark 9:23).  What God has for your future demands that you believe him now.

“What God has for your future demands that you believe Him now.” – Pastor Billy Johnson

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The text starts out with “after these things”. “What are these things?”

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ABRAHAM EXPERIENCED:

DISPUTES (Genesis 13: 5-9)
There was strife between Lot’s herdsmen and Abraham’s herdsmen. Although Lot didn’t receive the promise from the Lord, he was richly blessed because of his connection to Abraham.

“It matters who you hang around.” – Pastor Billy Johnson

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DISRUPTIONS (Genesis 14:11-16)
The presence of people in your life is not necessarily for you to gain the advantage from them. Sometimes they are to be advantaged because of you and you are to be the person who is doing the blessing.

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DELAYS (Genesis 15:1-6)
Ten years had passed since God first promised Abraham. However, the deal is still on. What God said to him is not erased

How did Abraham reset his faith?  Romans 4:18-21 (NLT).

When there was no reason to hope, Abraham kept on hoping.

Abraham didn’t consider the circumstance and remained strong in faith.

Abraham gave glory to God.  He got to the place where he was fully convinced of God’s ability.

“Sometimes you have to get out of your environment.” – Pastor Billy Johnson