When God Says You Must Lay Down Your Isaac | Carol Kent | Abraham & Isaac

Have you ever been tested by God? Has he asked you to lay down someone or something that is precious to you, just like he asked Abraham to place Isaac on the altar?

 In this episode of Live Like It's True, Carol Kent tells her painful story of laying her precious son on the altar, before the Lord. Learn how to respond in faith when God asks you for everything, even when it makes no sense.

Guest: Carol Kent

Bible Passage: Abraham Laying Isaac on the Altar (Genesis 22)

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Mentioned Resources

• When I Lay My Isaac Down by Carol Kent
• Shaped by God's Promises by Shannon Popkin
• www.SpeakUpConference.com 
• www.SpeakUpforHope.org

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Music: Cade Popkin

Carol Kent

Carol Kent is a bestselling author and an international speaker for conferences, outreach events, and retreats.  She’s the executive director of the Speak Up Conference, an event committed to helping people develop their speaking and writing skills. She and her husband, Gene, have founded the nonprofit organization, Speak Up for Hope, which benefits inmates and their families.  Carol holds a master’s degree in communication arts and a bachelor’s degree in speech education.

Carol has trained Christian speakers for over twenty-five years and she has been a featured speaker at Women of Faith, Extraordinary Women, and Women of Joy arena events.  She is the author of over twenty-five books, including the bestselling When I Lay My Isaac Down, Tame Your Fears, and Becoming a Woman of Influence.  Her two newest titles are a 365 page-per-day devotional titled, He Holds My Hand, and Staying Power.

Connect with Carol

Website: www.carolkent.org

Instagram: @carolkentspeaks

Facebook: @authorcarolkent

Twitter / X: @carolkentspeaks

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