Tumultuous turmoils! We have all been through them with our children. And if you haven’t yet, Mom or Dad, I’m sorry to tell you that you will!
As parents, we go through numerous internal turmoils as our children grow up. Fussing over their behavior as they grow into preschool years. Their eating and sleeping habits. Their health, safety, and manners. Their learning about God and saying prayers.
And then, we wring our hands, and sometimes beat our heads against the wall, as they grow and encounter peer pressure and the related problems of teen life. Problems occasionally continue on into adulthood.
Sometimes, those turmoils become external. Situations our children get into that should have been avoided. And they get into trouble.
Some parents face life and death situations; some face the heartaches of the results of a child’s behavior that sends that one to jail. Some parents face extreme trials as a child encounters health issues, addictions, or pregnancy.
We worry, um, get concerned for our children. We pray and pray for their salvation and an open heart. We pray for all the things they need. We pray…and pray some more. We pray until we feel as though we can pray no more. We trust God but, unfortunately, we…don’t…let…go of that child.
We need to learn to sacrifice that child. No, not physically taking the life of that one as Abraham almost did.
God does not ask of us the same as He did of Abraham, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering.” (Gen. 22:2 NKJV) Abraham had to let go of his child and trust that God was in control.
Would you, as a parent, be able to take your only son or daughter, your precious darling, the one that has your blood coursing through his or her veins, and take his or her life, which cannot be replaced? No, I don’t think so.
God does not call us to do that. However, we have all sacrificed on other levels for our children, physically, emotionally, and financially.
At times, we are too close to the child; we need to step back. Get out of God’s way. Yes, sometimes we are a hindrance to what the Lord desires to do in our child’s life. Besides, it’s His child, too. He desires it more than we do. And that’s the sacrifice: the let-go-sacrifice.
God provided the proper resolution to the situation at the precise time for Abraham. Our English word provide is interesting. It comes from two words and means before seeing. Pro-vision is putting something in place for the future; it is preparatory measures.
God was ready to provide because Abraham passed the faith test. Abraham’s hill of sacrifice was his pinnacle of obedience and his summit of provision. All Abraham did, the Bible says, he did by faith, and the promises of God were, thereby, fulfilled.
God has prepared all things for the future of our children. He will see to it all is provided at just the right time.
Nothing is ever lost when it is given up in loving obedience to God’s call. We surrender our cherished Isaac, our child, accepting what appears to be a loss, yet having it restored to us, just as it was to Abraham.
Do you truly trust God and let Him know He is in control, or are you doing things your way and, therefore, may be in the way of His working in your child’s life? Have you sacrificed your child to the Lord, surrendering your hold on that precious one?
Go all the way to the top of that hill of sacrifice, as Abraham did, as see God work.
Faith is not moved by what it sees, but God is moved when He sees our faith.
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Lynn writes devotionals and inspirational stories. She has one book waiting to be published in 2015 and is working on a second one. Her greatest passion is to fulfill God’s call on her life to encourage others and glorify the Lord with her writing. She currently writes for several sites and writes bi-weekly on her site, Heading Home. http://lynnmosher.com
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