Genesis 15:1 Some time later, the Lord spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him. "Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great." Abram replied, "O, Sovereign Lord, what good are all your blessings when I don't even have a son? Since you've given me no children, Eliezer of Damascus, a servant in my house will inherit all my wealth. You have given me no descendants of my own, so one of my servants will be my heir." Then the Lord said to him, "No, your servant will not be your heir, for you will have a son of your own who will be your heir."
God promised both Abram AND Sarai a son. Sarai didn't believe she would have a son, she even laughed at the idea (Genesis 18:15). She was tired of waiting and took the situation into her own hands by having her servant, Hagar sleep with Abram in order to give them a son. Sarai eventually became jealous of Hagar and the whole thing made a mess and caused Hagar to run away.
Hagar ran away due to Sarai's mistreatment. But the Lord stopped Hagar and asked her a question.
Genesis 16:8 "Where have you come from, and where are you going?"
"I'm running from my mistress, Sarai" Hagar replied.
The angel of the Lord said to her "Return to your mistress, and submit to her authority."
Sometimes God asks us to do things that we don't like, don't seem right or are just plain uncomfortable. He told Sarai to wait and Hagar to submit. Neither of which are easy things to do.
But one thing we have to realize is, it's not about our comfort, it's about His glory.
Usually in the end His glory leads to being FOR us (Not against us) and He gives us, not necessarily what we want, but what we need to love, trust & glorify Him more.
I don't know if you are anything like me, but I keep trying to run away from situations God has placed me in. Like Sarai, I doubted Gods promise that He gave me a year ago. I kept thinking I was wrong and would take matters into my own hands thinking I knew best. A year later, I am standing in the same situation with the same promise, scratching my head wondering when, how and... really God?
But God kept His promise to Abram & Sarai and in Genesis 21:1 at the time when it seemed most impossible, God gave them their own child named Issac.Hebrews 10:23
"Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who PROMISED is FAITHFUL."
