The Unconventional Isaac

Hi Blog world, I should be sleeping since I need to get up a little before 5:00AM but I think my abandoned blog deserves it.

Well, what can I say, we all know the story. God told Abraham to give his only son as a sacrifice, and as soon as Abraham was going to do the deed God stepped in and said "GOTCHA!". Just kidding, he didn't exactly say that, but you know what I mean.

So as you can imagine, this post is exactly what the title says. It's about the unconventional Isaac.

Let me tell you a story- Once upon a time there was a teenage girl who set her mind on becoming a nurse. As she got older and entered college she sacrificed hours of sleep, her social life and almost her sanity to get the grades to be able to apply into the nursing program. On top of that, she had prayed about her career choice, so in her mind, she was on track.

The day came she got into the nursing program. Knowing that nearly 800 students apply to the program and that she got in confirmed to her that that was the Lords will.
Then one day during her first quarter in nursing school, she was about to fail a class. Never in her life had that happened. She had never gotten a C in a class and definitely not a D. "What is happening?!" she asked herself, "I'm studying as hard as I know but I'm not getting the grades!".

Then it hit her - What if God has different plans for her?.
So with tears in her eyes, she let go of the future she had planed. All the hard work, the vision she had for herself in the future; She laid it at His feet.

At the end of her prayer of surrender she told God that if she passed the course she would continue. If she didn't, after trying as hard as she could to pass, then she would consider a different career.

And guess what? She passed! I passed! With His help. (I'm sure you all knew I was talking about myself right? lol.)

This little story might seem silly to some, but through that I learned that God want's all of us. Not just parts of us.


As young individuals, often times our "Isaac" isn't conventional. It's nontraditional - It's anything that you don't really want to give to God. Is it your schooling? Your career? That boy or girl? What is it?

Sometimes God needs to see our complete surrender before he can give us our Isaac. It's almost like He says,  "Okay my child, your heart is right, let me tell you what I really want ".

And sometimes God doesn't give us what we want, and blessed be His name anyhow!


I Love My Kindreds :)

Unnoticed Good Deeds

What would you do if strangers never said thank you when you opened the door for them?
What if there wasn't a wince of appreciation in an individual whom you were giving a gift to?

Would you still continue doing these things out of the goodness of your heart? or would you stop?

Good deeds go unnoticed. It's a fact. It is impossible for every good deed to be noticed. But what would happen if every good deed that we did within the church was unnoticed?


Would we continue doing them with all our heart and strength? or would we stop?

As humans there is this sort of  "want" to be praised; it's almost a human need.

 I'll be first to admit that it feels good when I've put my efforts into something and I get acknowledged for my work. I'll also be first to admit that there have been times I've been hurt because something I did got overlooked; or even "worse"- someone else got the credit for it.


Which leads me to ask the following questions:
  •  What is the real motive behind our good works?
  • Are we doing something out of love for God, or for appraisal?
  • Would we continue doing good if nobody noticed?
Regardless of  our answers, the bible tells us this about good deeds and well doing.....

"And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."
- Galatians 6:9 

In due season we shall reap! and God, knowing our humanity finishes up the scripture by saying if we faint not. He knows that our flesh cries out for acknowledgement. He knows that man likes to be exalted, and he knows the flesh doesn't like it when it isn't.

It is also clearly stated in the bible that God doesn't like it when we do things for others to see.

"Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven." Matthew 6:1.

In fact, the bible even tells us that when doing good works (I'm interpreting 'alms' as this) to not let your left hand know what your right hand does (Matthew 6:3). Of course this isn't to be taken literally, but it's representative of the humbleness and state of mind/heart that we should be in when doing good works.

Then again in Matthew 6:4, God let's us know that our works are not in vain and that he sees all.
"That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly".


We serve a rewarding God; a God who not only knows our humanity but understands it. He is so good to us that he left His word to speak to us and to help us overcome our humanity!



"For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed towards his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister"  Hebrews 6:10