Famine, Faith, and a Wrong Turn – ABRAHAM series (Genesis 12:10)

(Un) Common thoughts of Christ · Mar 19, 2026 · 5m · transcript

What happens when the path God leads us into suddenly becomes difficult?

In Genesis 12:10, Abram faces a severe famine in the very land God had promised to bless him. Instead of waiting on the Lord, Abram chooses his own solution and goes down to Egypt—a place of wealth, security, and worldly comfort. But in doing so, he leaves behind two things that defined his life of faith: his tent and his altar.

This short meditation explores how God allows trials to test our faith, and how easy it is—even for a man like Abram—to step out of the path of obedience when circumstances become hard.

In this…