Isaac's life, living in Gerar, was hard. The land was in famine and when he would have gone down to Egypt for supplies, the Lord told him not to, but He promised to be with Isaac and to bless him. After the Lord began to bless him, others became envious of Isaac and made him and his family leave the land. Every place he went after that, people always wanted what was his, and so they were forced to move on. This continued until they arrived in Beersheba. It was there the Lord spoke to him and said, "Do not fear, for I am with you."
How is it with you? Do you feel as though you've been shuffled around? You've been moved from job to job, home to home, place to place. You feel as though you're in no-man's-land, as you search for your niche, the place you belong. The Lord says to you, as you are shuffling around, "Do not fear." So what are you afraid of? Are you afraid of not being accepted, of being abandoned? Today you can begin a new journey--a journey of peace instead of unrest, of hope instead of fear, of joy instead of despair. For the Lord your God has promised you that He will be with you and will bless you.
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