When Life Pivots: Staying Steady When Your Mind Starts to Spiral

When Life Pivots: Staying Steady When Your Mind Starts to Spiral

From Let's Be Cleere by Cleere

May 18, 2026 · 37 min · Season 4 · Episode 8

About this episode

The episode explores the story of Abraham's faith and obedience to God in the face of an impossible request.

There’s a story in Scripture that feels almost too extreme to relate to—and yet somehow, it speaks directly into this exact tension. Hang with me here for a second. Genesis 22: 1-2 says: Some time later, God tested Abraham’s faith. “Abraham!” God called. “Yes,” he replied. “Here I am.” “Take your son, your only son—yes, Isaac, whom you love so much—and go to the land of Moriah. Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.” Here, God asks Abraham to take his son Isaac—the very promise he waited years (many years!!!!) for—and offer him as a sacrifice. A sacrifice. Yes, you read that correctly. It sounds assaulting and impossible that a loving God would ask that, doesn’t it? And Scripture doesn’t soften it. God even says, “your son, your only son, whom you love.” He’s not unaware of what He’s asking. If I’m Abraham, I’m asking for confirmations, second opinions, and maybe a burning bush or five. But that’s not what we see. Abraham gets up the next morning… and he goes. And here’s what’s wild: it’s not immediate. It’s a three-day journey . “The next morning Abraham got up early. He saddled his donkey and took two of his servants with him…

People in this episode

Host: Cleere

Topics covered

  • faith
  • sacrifice
  • trust in God
  • spiritual journey
  • testing faith

Keywords

  • Abraham
  • Isaac
  • sacrifice
  • faith
  • Genesis 22
  • spirituality
  • Christianity

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Books & works: Genesis

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