Could you give up your future?

Now I can tell you one thing is for certain. I am a huge planner. I over think a LOT. It is something that I have accustomed to doing, it is a part of what makes me who I am. . I live through the goals of the future, as a way to get through the trials of today. Now how can a person who can sit and ponder about things that have not or might not ever happen be willing to give that future to someone else?

I was sitting in the foyer in building 15 at Yavapai College, where I sit every morning waiting for my classes to start. There is this book that I have been reading that was given to me by a person who, all except blood, is my sister. Now this book has challenges to read from the Bible at the end of every chapter. Today was Genesis 22.

This is a story that, having grown up in church, I had heard and read multiple times in my life. It is the story of Abraham and his son Issac. God told Abraham to go up to the region of Moriah and take his son whom he loves and sacrifice him on an alter to Him. Abraham did just that. He took his son there and Issac was tied up Abraham about to kill Him when and angel of God talks to him again. He was testing his love for his Heavenly Father, and Abraham turned and saw a ram and Issac and Abraham sacrificed the ram instead.

As I read this my mind was whirling and deep in ponder. Not many times before have I read His word and got a lot more out of it than the surface meaning.

1. First in this scripture it tells of how Abraham was willing to give up his son to God. I had to wonder when it comes down to it that what am I willing to give up for God?

2. Abraham tells his son 'God will provide for the sacrifice' when Issac asks why they have nothing with them to sacrifice.Why doesn't Abraham tell his son what God had told him to do. If it was me I know that my head would have been wandering a thousand miles a minute both good and bad. But Abraham gave Issac affirmation to trust God. He calmed Issac's fears and worries. Abraham was showing Issac, no matter what road even if its despair, trust in God.
   Then look at it from Abraham's perspective. Imagine what must have been going through his mind. He was guiding his one and only son up to his death. Still Abraham knew that God was in control.Abraham trusted God so much that he knew He still had a plan. God is there to guide us. Abraham had to trust him.

3. Laying down tied up on an alter with your father standing over you about to sacrifice you would probably scare the life out of you. But Issac was ok. Even if it feels like all hope is lost, God still protects. He protected Issac.

4. Even though there seemed to be nothing around, God provided them with a sacrifice. God will provide. In the circumstances that seem to be hopeless He comes through.

Abraham went on to be the father of many nations.

What would it be like to have the faith of Abraham?

Now all those are awesome to be able to sit and ponder over. It makes me feel good to know how many things are possible if I will only trust Him completely.

However the thing that stuck out the most was that Abraham was willing to give up His only son.  Yeah you must be thinking uh duh you have said that many times!! But think that was his only son. It was a miracle that in his old age Sarah had Issac. Parents live on through their decedents. In this day an age it is how someone is formed through half the genes of one parent and half from the other. But a man's name and the name of his father before him is passed on through the son. The land goes to the son. All things are passed from father to son. By Abraham being willing to give up his only son to God, he was willing to give up his future.

The thought of giving up my future scares me, but do I have faith and trust in God enough to give Him all of my future? He is going to protect and provide. I have to trust Him and give Him all of my future every aspect of it.

If you were in Abraham's shoes

WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO GIVE GOD YOUR FUTURE??