Some times the promises of God seem so outrageous that all we can do is laugh. That certainly was the case for Abraham and Sarah. They were 100 and 90 years old, respectively, and God promised them a Son! All they could do was laugh.
Sometimes we too laugh at the promises of God. That He loves us, or that He would use us as part of His plan. But thankfully God's faithfulness is not dependent on our belief. God's promise always comes in Gods way in Gods' time.
The hardest step is believing in God, but we cannot just believe in a God of our imagination, or one that fits in our box. Rather, scripture reveals to us the God who is faithful, omnipotent, wise, kind, and loving. But we have to be in scripture to know that God.
When we forget, or don't acknowledge who God is, our sin overtakes our live and pulls us away from Him. We become centered on our self and not looking for who God reveals himself to be.
Abraham had a full picture of God, so much so that he could plead God's character to him as he prayed for Sodom and Gomorrah. Knowing God that well takes time and effort, and a heart set on Him.
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