One recalls two distinct ocassions where life became so hard and overwhelming for Abraham and God showed up with the lessons he needed to pick. In Genesis 13: 8-17, Lot chooses the well watered plain of Jordan, leaving Abraham. But God tells Abraham to lift up his eyes and look because he'd give him as far as he could see. Secondly, when he complained to God about his childless situation, God takes him outside and asked him to count the stars in the sky because his children would be equally as many as the stars (Genesis 15: 1-5).
Twice, Abraham was challenged to look up!
In other words, until you look beyond the immediate, you cannot see what's ahead. A wise man once said, "What lies behind and ahead you are not as great as what's inside you." You need to pull graces for greatness from within you; you need to see the future God's planned and destined you for. You may have fallen several times, you need not stay down. Dust yourself up, take the next turn and keep moving. There's a 'city' of greatness you need to see and access. Move up!
Staying down is a choice, moving forward is another. Both are motivated by what one sees. What do you see?
