Genesis 9-12: Get Thee Out!

Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will show thee:
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. - Gen. 12:1-3 KJV 

How many times does God tell us to get out and we don't hear or refuse to acknowledge that we have heard.  God never meant for us to have comfortable stagnant lives.  He meant for us to have lives of purpose, lives that produce blessing for others and for ourselves.  We can't do that sitting in our recliner in front of the TV.  'Get away,' God says, 'away from all that is comfortable, away from all that is familiar, from all we have ever known.  Get up, get out and I will show you where you are to go.'

Most of us are waiting for God to show us what he wants us to do, but that's a good excuse for doing nothing.  God tells us to get up, get out of or comfort zone and then, and only then, he will show us where we are to go and what we are to do.  Get up and get out, or as the King James translation says, "Get thee out!"