Title: What we should do in difficult times
Content: e="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Gullim'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 13px"> The text says that Abraham It starts with a story going down. In the agricultural age, famine can take a huge toll economically. How can I overcome these problems when they come to me?
1. Decide where to go and where not to go.
Abraham's act of going down to Egypt due to famine is not to be blamed. The problem is that the migration to Egypt was not God’s guidance based on faith, but that “they did what was right in their own eyes” as in the words of Judges (Judges 17:6, 21:25). When hardship (famine) came, you easily gave up the land of Canaan that God gave you and your descendants and went to Egypt. Strictly speaking, this could be called Abraham's evasion or flight.
As we go through life, obstacles arise. But remember, these more or less obstacles are the grace of God that keeps us from letting go of our continued dependence on and prayer to Him.
2. Don't be afraid of people.
When you are gripped by fear, your thinking and judgment are paralyzed. So the direction of life is shaken. In other words, fear makes you do nothing. Look at Abraham in the text. He loses his wife and becomes gripped by the fear that he will die. So Abraham, the father of faith, tells his wife Sarai not to be his wife, but his sister. If you are afraid of people, you are bound to make mistakes. That is why we must rely on the Lord (Proverbs 29:25). Also, the writer of Proverbs emphasizes the fear of God. Those who fear Jehovah are not afraid of life's problems, people, or circumstances.
Therefore, live a life that fears God (Proverbs 1:7).
3. Don't miss out on the life of worship
When life's crisis comes, we must not miss out on a life of worship above all else. When life's trials and financial difficulties come, we should have more time of prayer, worship and praise than ever before. It was when Abraham left Egypt and returned to God's promised Canaan that he began to rebuild the altar, that is, to start worship again (Genesis 13:1-4).
If Abraham had lived a life of prayer, holding on to God in the midst of difficulties, and being led by God, he would not have been ashamed of being rebuked by Pharaoh, who did not know God.
Throughout our lives, we may face trials, difficulties, and times of suffering. What we should not miss at this time is the life of worship and the life of prayer and praise. If we believe in victory and live to the end, the grace of God who never disappoints will come abundantly to me and to your family and places of life. I bless you in the name of the Lord that you will be able to enjoy that grace and live.