Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread.

Our reading titled, Your Part, God's Part, was written by Leslie Co.

When my friend Janice was asked to manage her department at work after just a few years. She felt overwhelmed.

Praying over it, she felt God was prompting her to accept the appointment. But still,

she feared she couldn't cope with the responsibility. How can I lead with so little experience?

She asked God. Why put me here if I'm going to be a failure?

Later, Janice was reading about God's call on Abram in Genesis 12 and noted that his part was to

go to the land God will show you. So Abram went. This was a radical move because nobody uprooted like this in the ancient world.

But God was asking him to trust him by leaving everything he knew behind, and he would do the rest.

Identity, you'll be a great nation. Provision, I'll bless you, reputation, a great name, purpose.

He'll be a blessing to all peoples on earth.

He made some big mistakes along the way, but by faith Abraham obeyed and went, even though

he did not know where he was going.

This realization took a big burden off Janice's heart.

I don't have to worry about succeeding at my job, she told me later.

I just have to focus on trusting God to enable me to do the work.

As God provides the faith we need, may we trust him with all our lives.

Today's Our Daily Bread devotional scripture reading is from Genesis chapter 12, verses 1 through 9.

The Lord had said to Abram, go from your country, your people, and your father's household

To the land I will show you.

I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you.

I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.

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