1. Known for their STRONG PERSONAL CONSISTENCY.
2. Known for their desire for STABILITY and PRACTICALITY.
3. Known for their MAINTAINING their environment rather than CHANGING IT.
4. Known for placing PEOPLE AND IDEAS over tasks and results.
5. Their greatest FEAR is CONFLICT
6. Their greatest CHALLENGE is to accept all CHANGE isn’t BAD.
‘Let’s Keep it the same Personality’
1. God allowed Abram TIME to PROCESS change.
Genesis 11:31 (NLT)
“Terah took his son Abram, his daughter-in-law Sarai, and his grandson Lot…and left Ur…to go to the land of Canaan. But they stopped instead at the village of Haran and settled there.”
Genesis 12:1,4 (NLT)
“Then the Lord told Abram, ‘Leave your country, your relatives and your father’s house, and go to the land that I will show you.’ So Abram departed as the Lord had instructed him and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran
2. God gives Abram REASONS for change.
Genesis 12:2 (NLT)
“I will cause you to become the father of a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and I will make you a blessing to others.”
3. God Understood the importance Abram placed on STABIILTY.
Genesis 13:6-9 (NLT)
“But the land could not support both Abram and Lot with all their flocks and herds living so close together. There were too many animals for the available pastureland. So an argument broke out between the herdsmen of Abram and Lot….Then Abram talked it over with Lot. ‘This arguing between our herdsmen has got to stop,’ he said. ‘After all, we are close relatives! I’ll tell you what we’ll do. Take your choice of any section of the land you want, and we will separate. If you want that area over there, then I’ll stay here. If you want to stay in this area, then I’ll move on to another place.'”
4. Don’t expect them to fully accept the change until stability is restored.
Genesis 13:15,17 (NLT)
“After Lot was gone, the Lord said to Abram, ‘Look as far as you can see in every direction. I am going to give all this land to you and your offspring as a permanent possession. Take a walk in every direction and explore the new possessions I am giving you.
5. By Encouragement and support a special bond developed.
James 2:23 (NLT)
“Abraham believed God, so God declared him to be righteous. He was even called ‘the friend of God.'”