The destination now is Canaan.
But along the way, I went off in a strange direction.
The genealogy of Terah is a story of a man who was supposed to go to Canaan, but ended up staying in Haran and wasting his time there.
Could this be what we are like?
--- p.22

We must “put off the old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires,” and run toward Canaan according to God’s word “Go.”
You can't be content with the present.
I believe that the ability to break away from the old habits that we have been comfortable with will begin to manifest itself from now on.

--- p.44

To ask for blessings because you believe in Jesus, to ask for an easy path from now on, to ask for no failures, is to not know anything.
Meeting God and the heavy rain, falling into a puddle, and experiencing how He rescues you—all of this is a story.

--- p.63

The stage that dreamers must pass through is the training ground.
Why do you do this? Do you know what the greatest benefit a dreamer enjoys? It's that you're given the opportunity to grow and develop as much as you dream.
I've experienced it all these years.

--- p.81

Let's think about it from Abraham's perspective.
If Abraham had taken the approach of praying and petitioning to God when faced with a problem too big to solve on his own, rather than trying to solve it according to his own ideas or plans, Abraham would never have been overcome by fear.

--- p.107

If we leave God's realm, even if we are Abraham, the father of faith, we will be rebuked by the people of the world and will be speechless before them.
Even if he is a prophet, when a captain who does not believe in God asks, "What are you doing instead of praying?", he will be so ashamed that he will not even be able to make an excuse.

--- p.125

Abraham demonstrates remarkable maturity in this interpersonal test. What message should we take from this? What we must remember and strive for with fullness is that we must face the challenges of interpersonal relationships with maturity.

--- p.140

There was one thing Lot didn't know.
The truth is that any land that catches one's eye is a land that all greedy people seek.
From this perspective, it is accurate to analyze the incident in which Lot was taken captive as God's punishment for Lot, who, due to his greed, failed to see God's guidance.

--- p.177

Although he may have appeared immature and weak at first, Abraham's true nature is that he is a progressive and oriented being who moves forward step by step toward his goal and toward maturity.

--- p.197

It was wrong for disbelief to sprout within Abraham, but it was right for him to confess that fact to God.
This is because only then can we receive God's correction.
Are there any instances in our lives where our flawed thoughts and judgments are being corrected? Reflect deeply and consider this.

--- p.221

Do we have this urgency about life, about God, and about faith? Shouldn't we desperately cling to God to know Him? It's a matter of our souls.

--- p.236

God, who came as a torch to Abraham, who was afraid in the darkness, passed between the animals that had been split and comforted him by saying, “I promise you on my own behalf.”
Another word for faith is waiting.
We must not forget this fact.

--- p.263

God, who sees the tears of a worthless life, did not just happen to meet Hagar.
When the angel of the Lord met Hagar by the spring in the wilderness, it was a meeting that God had prepared with all his heart.

--- p.274