From a Man's Perspective

by R. L. Owensby 

When God told Abraham to go to a place where He would show him to offer Isaac as a sacrifice, they did not go alone. Abraham also took two of his young men and saddled a donkey for his journey. Yet, what amazes me is when Abraham saw the place, he told the servants to stay with the donkey at the bottom of the mountain. Only he and Isaac journeyed the rest of the way. Why was this?
 
This was an essential move by Abraham to leave the donkey and the servants at a distance. When I consider the donkey and the servants what we have here are two extremes. Allow me to explain. Donkeys are stubborn. They move when they want and how they want, no matter what you try to do to appease them they resist. Servants are the exact opposite. They are compensated to do what they are instructed to do. They will not resist. They are "yes" people. Whatever you want, you get it. Whatever you say is right. Resistance is another word for pressure or challenge. Yet this is essential for growth. Body builders know that without resistance, they will not increase their muscles. On the other hand they understand that too much resistance may hinder.
 
Had Abraham taken the donkey, he may have found his ability to move into the place God wanted him to be more challenging. Therefore, he would have probably become frustrated due to the resistance of the donkey and perhaps attempted to sacrifice Isaac in the wrong spot. Furthermore, if Abraham had taken his servants, there would have been no resistance at all. He could have been completely off track and the servants would have agreed. Instead, Abraham chose to leave the servants and the donkey behind. 

 
My Sisters look around you. Are you surrounded by others with donkey or servant spirits? That might be the reason you cannot go UP to the place where God has called you to.