In Genesis 22 God test Abraham in his faithfulness to the Lord. He tells Abraham to go up to the mountain and sacrifice his son, his only son. Abraham takes his son along with fire and goes up to the mountain to prepare his son as a burnt offering to the Lord. As Abraham raises the sword to slay Issac the angel of the Lord calls out and says, "do not harm the boy,do not do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God because you did not withhold your only son, from me."
Like Abraham God has placed a test in front of me. Am I willing to lay down the very thing that I desire most? Is the fear of God in me so much that I would lay down the exact thing that he has promised me, because being obedient to the Lord is more important than any other path I could take.
The answer is yes. If I have learned anything in life as I walk with the Lord is this, though the pain of breaking may be excruciating at times, a healed wound is stronger that the old. As I begin to walk deeper with the Lord, He is calling me to trust him more. And that I will do, trust that the will of the Lord is much greater than any plan I could ever fathom. I will believe in the power of the one true God, the God who never fails.
About a year ago, God gave me a vision of my husband. It wasn't hazy at all, in fact it was the complete opposite, it was him, all of him, clear as day. Something I had been praying for, for a few years now. Not only did He give me a vision of my husband, but He also told me to go on the World Race. (Here’s where the obedience part kicks in) Laying down something I had longed for in order to relentlessly pursue the very God who gave me the vision in the first place. I’m heading into my 3rd month on the field and I can say, with all my heart, that this is the best thing that ever happened to me. Have thoughts entered into my mind about my future? Yes. Have I pondered about what being married would be like? Yes.
The bible says to “Take every thought captive” and that is what I have been doing. God has me in this season for a reason, and He has the perfect match for me, but for now I am married to Christ, wholly His until perfect timing brings my husband to me.
My question to you as you read this is, is there anything in your life that God is calling you to lay down? Is it a fleshly desire, a complication in a relationship, the desire for another child, the longing to be perfect, and so on? I encourage you to lay down all your burdens before the Lord, for your yoke is heavy, but His is light. Lay it down before the Lord and He will care for you.
