“And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.” – Genesis 12:5 KJV

Indeed, God wanted to bless Abram beyond measure, but before he could receive His blessing he had to entrust everything that he had to His care. In other words, he had to allow God to take full control of his life, believing that He wouldn’t fail to provide for his needs on any level. God’s blessing would not have been obtained otherwise. And so he did just; that is, he stepped out of his comfort zone in faith and obeyed God’s voice, taking all of his possessions with him. Thus, he left no room for excuse to turn back to the place that God had called him out of; nothing was worth giving up God’s blessing for; nothing was to be regarded as having greater value.

Having said that, is God calling you to enter into new territory? Will you entrust everything to His care or will you leave something behind to use as an excuse to turn back if things don’t turn out to be to your liking at some point? Do you really trust God? Time will tell! But maybe you’re already on the verge of turning back from a calling that God gave you long ago. Perhaps you’ve grown tired of your surroundings and life just doesn’t look so good where you’re at right now. Well, did God tell you to go back or do you just simply lack faith in His ability to make your experience better? Have you really entrusted everything to Him or did you leave something behind that you should have given to Him long ago?  If you once knew that it was God’s will for you to be where you’re at right now, but are thinking of turning back because you’re facing hardships and trials, then I think it’s safe to say that you really haven’t surrendered everything to Him.

What we possess must be separated from what is common if it is to be used for God’s purpose; it must become God’s possession, not an excuse to turn back from carrying out His will. If we expect God to bless us then we need to leave no room to doubt that He is able and willing to satisfy all of our needs.  Your thoughts may be clouded with what you perceive to be a lot of unanswered questions; you might even be hurt or angry because of your circumstances.  Whatever the case may be, please keep in mind that while it’s true that God promises to bless us in our obedience, He never said that it would be a walk in the park to obey His voice.

So, hang on!  Don’t let go!  In due time you’ll know why God brought you to the place where you’re at right now.  And when you look back on all of this you’ll see that you made the right choice to give everything to Him. For there’s no better place to be than in God’s will, and no better person to entrust our possessions to than Him. The only thing that should be left behind when the call of God is heard is doubt. It won’t do you any good to be doubtful of God, but it will prove to be a great blessing to you if you will exercise complete trust in Him.