Lay it down.
Whatever weighs you down,
because there
is
SOMEONE
Who not only wants to carry your extra weight,
but carry you.
DO YOU BELIEVE IT?
Are you having a hard time
LETTING GO
of that one thing that you just won't let go?
Abraham had to do,
with something that he loved beyond himself~
His little boy Isaac
Who was the promised son
born to Sara & Abraham in their ripe old age.
And then GOD asked him
to not only let go of his son,
but in a way that was incomprehensible~
To make him a sacrifice.
I could just imagine what Abraham was thinking
as I know what I would be thinking~
BBBBuuuut GOD,
Not my child.
Not the one that you gave me.
And GOD said,
YES!
So Abraham made the choice to
LET GO
of
his most precious gift.
They climbed the mountain together.
They gathered the wood together.
And then it happened.
Abraham asked Isaac to lay down.
And there Abraham stood
looking down upon his son,
who was never a burden,
but now became the
BURDEN OF LETTING GO.
So he took his knife.~
"But the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven,
'Abraham! Abraham!'
'Here I am,' he replied.
'Do not lay a hand on the boy,' he said.
'Do not do anything to him. '
Now I know that you fear GOD,
because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son'.” (Genesis 22:11-12)
BUT GOD
was there the whole time.
HE knew what HE was doing,
but boy oh boy
what an excruciating test this was as
GOD was taking Abraham
to a deeper level in his faith~
To TRUST the REAL GOD
with his
REAL LIFE STORY
because he knew that
GOD'S ways are not our ways
and that
HIS ways are not to destroy and hurt.
GOD just wants
All of you & All of me
to
LET GO
of all our
"Isaacs".
They come in all different shapes and sizes~
A habit. A worry.
A fear. A bitterness.
A dream.
And yes
sometimes
A person
whom we love beyond comprehension
whether
their health is failing
whether
they are a prodigal
whether
they are no longer here,
but the pain they caused
is still a burdensome weight
that you just can't
LET GO.
We can hold on tightly and
GOD will allow us to,
but what HE really desires is for us to
TRUST HIM
so deeply
"and do not lean on your own understanding" (Proverbs 3)
so
GOD can us beyond our own understanding
because
HE understands us so much more than we can every understand ourself.
Oh how something beyond understanding happens
at the moment of DEEP TRUST
when you place your "Isaac"
on the chopping block
by
LETTING GO to
A REAL GOD
who
always delivers on HIS PROMISES~
by
not only taking away
the weight of the burden that we insist on carrying ourselves,
but by
filling us
with a peace & a hope & a joy that transcends all understanding.
Oh I know
how excruciating it is when
GOD takes you to a deeper level in your faith
To TRUST HIM
so deeply with your
"Isaac",
yet it has been a way for me to experience
HIS PERFECT PEACE that transcends all understanding.
Who is your Isaac? What is your Isaac?
LET GO to a A REAL GOD
because
"YOU NEVER LET GO" (listen to the song below)
REAL LIFE. REAL STORY. REAL GOD.
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