Do you trust God? Abraham did.

The story of Abraham is a lengthy one, as he travels from one place to another, and even disguising his wife Sarah as his sister.

Abraham--who starts out as Abram (and his wife Sarai) and then God changes their name later on--starts out in Chapter 12 and ends in the middle of 25. From the very beginning, Abraham didn't question what the Lord told him.  He trusted Him.  Even when the Lord kept telling him that he'll have as many descendants as there is sand on the beach or stars in the sky.

What if God told you to pack up all of your belongings and go to some faraway land you've never been before?

Even though we wan to say yes, we end up saying something like, "Um, sorry, but . . . no."

Several times, the Lord tells Abraham that he'll have so many descendants, it would be as easy to count as the specks of dust on the earth.  But there was a problem.  Sarah couldn't bear any children.  Abraham even presented this to the Lord, who then said He will give them a son.  Abraham trusted Him.

In Chapter 18, God appeared before Abraham and told him that Sarah will bear a son in nine months.  Even though they were both very old, Sarah laughed and wouldn't believe it.  Abraham did.  And in Chapter 21, Isaac (their son) is born.