With Avraham we see a lot more need for reassurance and arguments with G-d. It is almost like on the fundamental level Avraham does trust G-d, but every now and then, he still has moments of doubt. When things don't work out like he thought they would he needs Hashem to physically remind him He is there. For example when Lot left, or just the fact that Hashem talks to Avraham A LOT.
Yitzchok seems to understand that G-d is completely in control, and never doubts that. He doesn't need the constant reassurance, and is willing to ask G-d for a child. He "understands G-d" at least as much as is possible. He follows what G-d wants him to do without argument, just complete faith.
They both had different backgrounds: Avraham lived among people without his ideals, whereas Yitzchok lived with Avraham. I think that it is much easier to start something new, rather then to follow the path of your parents. Most people want nothing to do with the way their parents raised them, yet Yitzchok does what his father did to prove that he would do it just as well, if not better.
I had accidentally posted it on the navi blog from last year, hence the coloring.
I disagree with what you said about Yitzchak only doing what he did to prove that he was better than his father. I think that yes, he did great things for the nation that Avraham did not, but in a different way, not necessarily a better one. One person can't make everything prefect on their own. Yitzchak was following after Avraham and just kind of tying up the loose ends, but even HE did not (and never could have)resolve everything, which is one of the main reasons we have had other leaders and role models throughout history.
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