God First

When they came to the place where God told them to go, Abraham built an altar. He carefully laid the wood on the altar. Then he tied up his son Isaac and laid him on the altar on top of the wood. Then Abraham reached for his knife to kill his son.But the angel of the LORD stopped him. The angel called from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!”Abraham answered, “Yes?”The angel said, “Don’t kill your son or hurt him in any way. Now I can see that you do respect and obey God. I see that you are ready to kill your son, your only son, for me.” Genesis 22:9-12

When we let God lead our loved ones and take care of them they will be in better hands than our own.

I'm not a mother yet, but there are people in my life that I try and protect and care for. I cling to them, and the relationship we have, and I depend on them for a lot of things. Whether it be my parents, sister's, husband, family or friends, our relationship is important to me and I cherish it.

However, there can be too much of a good thing when it comes to our relationships with others. God wants us to be able to let go of our relationships and allow Him to be the top priority in our own lives and in the lives of others.

He showed us this message with Abraham and Isaac's story in Genesis. We learn that God wants us to respect and obey Him first and foremost and allow Him to take hold of our hands, and the hands of those we are in relationships with, without ourselves getting in the way. Besides, who better hands to be in than in God's?

With God’s power working in us, he can do much, much more than anything we can ask or think of. Ephesians 3:20 

The Lord answered, “I myself will go with you. I will lead you.” Exodus 33:14