Avram In The Modern World

After we learned that Avram was the victor in the war with the kings, Avram became one of my role models. He didn't become my role model because he won a war or because he was strong; rather I noticed how multi dimensional Avram was as a leader. He was a perfect example of how we, as modern Orthodox Jews, can live our lives today. Avram was a bright, intelligent man who looked for G-d using logic and reason. He called out in the name of G-d, and he had the utmost trust, belief, and fear of G-d. G-d promised Avram that his children (zera) will become great and inherit the Land of Israel. Even though Avram is an old man and still has no children, he clings to G-d and never gives up hope. He senses bad influences when they are not so clear and distances himself from them so that he will not become corrupt. For example, he stays away from all of the riches that Pharoh gave him and doesn't focus on the wealth; rather he focuses on Hashem. He also doesn't want to have anything to do Sedom because he knows that they are sinners and bad people. When I learned that Avram won the war with the powerful kings, I was 'sold' on Avram's greatness. Not only did he strive in his religious life, always devoted to Hashem, but he was also militarily and politically strong. This is like our lives today. We need to find a way to balance between our 'secular' and 'Jewish' lives just like Avram did. Even when Avram was fighting a war, he still brought G-d in to things. He was a military victor AND recognized Hashem's role in the world. This also reminds me of when we learned about Ani Ashem and Ani Hashem Elokechem in Sefer Vayikra. There are 'religious' and 'moral' laws that we must embody and Avram certainly succeeded in the two.