FEARLESS: Part 1 - Fearless in Obedience

Welcome to part 1 of our FEARLESS study. Today we look at Abraham leaving everything behind.

Genesis 12:1-4 (ESV) – “𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘈𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘮, ‘𝘎𝘰 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵, 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨.’”

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙊𝙗𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚

Imagine this: You’ve lived in the same town your whole life. You’ve got your routine, your people, your favorite coffee shop where they know your order before you say it. Then God shows up and says, “Pack it all up. I’ll tell you where we’re going later.”

That’s what happened to Abraham (Abram at the time). God told him to leave everything familiar and go—without a GPS, a destination, or even a hint of what was ahead. The only guarantee? God would be with him.

And Abraham went. No debating, no delay—just fearless obedience.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙁𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙊𝙗𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙇𝙞𝙠𝙚

Let’s be real: obedience can be terrifying. Trusting God when He asks us to step into the unknown? That’s next-level faith. But Abraham shows us that obedience isn’t about having all the answers—it’s about trusting the One who does.

𝙊𝙗𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙝. Abraham didn’t wait for a roadmap; he trusted God’s word.

𝙊𝙗𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙤. He left behind his safety net, choosing God over comfort.

𝙊𝙗𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜. God didn’t just send Abraham—He led him into a promise far greater than he could have imagined.

𝗙𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗨𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸?

Let’s be honest. We hesitate in obedience because:

1. We like control. (But God is better at it than we are.)

2. We’re afraid to fail. (Yet God never sets us up for failure when we follow Him.)

3. We want all the details first. (But faith isn’t about seeing—it’s about trusting.)

𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:

• What is one area in your life where God is asking for obedience, but fear is holding you back?

• Have you ever obeyed God in a way that didn’t make sense at the time? What happened?

• How can you trust God more in the unknown?

𝗙𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲:

Step out in obedience this week. Maybe it’s a conversation, a decision, or letting go of something that’s holding you back. Pray, trust, and take the step—just like Abraham.

Bonus Thought: If Abraham had waited for all the details before obeying, we might not be talking about him today. Fearless obedience changes history.