Genesis 28:10 Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran.
My husband and sons are the hikers and campers in our family, but I have been known to both hike and camp on occasion. Sometimes the hike is a slog through mud, rocks, and weeds. But sometimes the hike leads to amazing vistas where God’s sovereignty is on full display for all.
Genesis 28:11 When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep.
And just like Jacob who has a dream as he’s hiking that allows him to see how close God really is, when I’m away from the world with just the necessities, it is so much easier for me to look for and see God, to listen and actually hear Him.
Genesis 28:12 He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
Precious Savior, Thank You that I can see and hear You when I am in nature. Help me to make intentional time to walk in Your world and listen for Your voice. Help me to remember that You are with me always–not only in nature but also in the chaos of everyday life. Help me to intentionally look for You, intentionally listen for You, help me to see and hear You each day, no matter my circumstances. Amen.
Genesis 28:13 There above it stood the Lord, and he said: “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying.
Have a blessed day.
I thank you always for listening and for writing what is placed on your heart. Outside is my favorite room in the house and I suppose it for the very reason that you love the hikes and the camping. You see God everywhere. I am thankful for the reminders of God each day and of His precious promises. The more we look the more we see. The more we see the more we want to see. The more we hear the more we want to hear.. the more we know the more we want to know. Keep us Seeking Him in everything.