I'm currently on vacation with some family on Hilton Head Island. I don't know who has been praying for me to have an amazing spiritual refreshing time but it's happening, so thanks to whoever you are. :)
To be vague, I feel like the Lord has been bringing me back to the story of Abraham and Isaac. You know the one where God tells Abraham to sacrifice his only son on the altar?? This is an account that I deeply struggle with because I have problems understanding why God would ask Abraham to do something like that. For awhile, in my house church, we had a guest leader and we talked about this scripture and I voiced my struggle with it. The leader asked me if God had ever asked me to do something that I just couldn't imagine doing- that seemed impossible. That question has stuck with me. Here comes the vague part: there's something that I've been asked to do numerous times. Apparently, it's a gift that others see in me, point out in me and ask me to use it. I'll be honest and say it's not a gift I see in myself. I prayed that God would reveal this gift to me if it truly is something He wants me to pursue and use. I prayed that it would be revealed to me and not just others. The next day, in my quiet time, lo and behold, the story of Abraham and Isaac was brought up and you can't talk/think/process through that Scripture without thinking about faith. Anyway, to make a long story short....this "thing" that people are asking me to do, is an "Abraham moment"...it's God asking me to do something that I deem impossible and can't imagine going through with it. Therefore, it's something I'm going to have to wholeheartedly trust God with, jump in, obey and do it.
