Following God

Genesis 46 records Jacob's journey to Egypt. Jacob was apprehensive about packing up and moving to a new location this late in life. And the location that he was moving to was Egypt, the very place his grandfather Abraham had gotten into trouble (Gen.12:10ff). But God came to Jacob at night and assured him that it was safe for him and his family to relocate (Gen.46:2-4). Change is something we all fear. New situations and new surroundings can frighten us and make us uncomfortable. What should we do? Seek the Lord. Ask him in prayer whether to proceed or not. When we recieve the answer from Him, we can then proceed in confidence. God is faithful and will never lead you down a path in which you find yourself backing up later. Solomon gives us a good parting word in Proverbs 3:5-6.