Where Are We Going?

Hebrews 11:8 (NIV) - By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.

My oldest brother, Audley, had a habit that drove me absolutely crazy.
He would say, “Hey Chris, come with me somewhere.”
Naturally, I would ask, “Where?”
His response was almost always the same: “Don’t worry about it. Come on, let’s go.”

Ugh!

I would get into his car, fasten my seatbelt, and immediately ask again, “Audley, where are we going?”
Without fail, he would reply, “You’ll see.”
I couldn’t stand it.

My mind would immediately start racing. Are we going to help someone repair a boiler in a damp, dark basement? Are we heading to a junkyard to search for a part for one of his latest car projects? Am I about to sit in his double-parked car on Flatbush Avenue for thirty minutes so he doesn’t get a ticket?

With Audley, it could be anything.
Yet his answer never changed: “Don’t worry about it.”

Then, just when I had convinced myself that I was about to spend the afternoon doing something I had no interest in, he would pull into the parking lot of a diner, flash that cheesy grin, and say, “I just wanted to treat you to lunch.”

Ugh! Why couldn’t he have just said that in the first place?

I miss my brother Audley. He passed away a couple of years ago, but recently I found myself thinking about those unexpected trips. He loved surprising me, often withholding the details until the very end. It made me uncomfortable because I like to know where I’m going and what I’m doing. Yet every time I got into that car, I had to trust him. I had to believe that even though I didn’t know the destination, he was looking out for me.

Life with God can feel a lot like those rides with my brother.
Have you ever been asked to commit to something without knowing all the details? It’s uncomfortable, isn’t it? We want to see the full picture before we say yes. We want answers before we take action. We want certainty before we commit.

Yet faith often requires us to trust God’s promises before we understand His plan.

Abraham faced this exact challenge when God called him to leave everything familiar and journey toward an unknown destination. There was no GPS, no detailed itinerary, and no explanation of everything that would happen along the way. There was only God’s promise and an invitation to trust.

That is the nature of faith.

Faith believes that God’s character is trustworthy even when His methods are not fully understood. It rests in who God is rather than in what we can see.

In a culture that values control, this can feel completely backward. We want to review the contract, calculate the risks, and prepare contingency plans. Yet God often calls us to walk by faith before He reveals the entire path.

Perhaps today you find yourself asking, “Lord, where are we going?”

If so, take comfort in this truth: God sees what you cannot see. He knows the destination, understands the journey, and has already gone before you.

When you cannot see the whole plan, trust the One who can.

Your next step does not require perfect vision. It simply requires faithful obedience to the God who sees everything.


The Big Idea: Faith often requires us to trust God's promises before we see God's plan.

Question:  What area of your life is God asking you to trust Him with, even though you can't see the complete plan?