Genesis 31:1 Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob has taken everything our father owned and has gained all this wealth from what belonged to our father.”
Sometimes, like with Jacob, God uses unbearable conditions as a catalyst for change, but sometimes He allows us to continue to slog but to know that He is with us and has a purpose for us in our circumstances.
Genesis 31:2 And Jacob noticed that Laban’s attitude toward him was not what it had been.
There have been times in my career when I have been so miserable that I thought, “Lord, Open a door, any door, and I will walk through it. If you are trying to get me to a place where I am ok with change, I’m there.” For me, though, His answer was always, “I am with You right here in this situation. It’s uncomfortable. It’s unpleasant. But You are not alone. I’ve got You.”
Genesis 31:3 Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with you.”
Precious Savior, Sometimes life is a slog. Help us to know when slogging is just the way of it that You are with us, slogging right beside us. Sometimes the slog is a catalyst for change. Help us to know when that is the case so that we can make the change You are calling us to make. Help us to know that You are with us, regardless. Always. Amen.
Genesis 31:4 So Jacob sent word to Rachel and Leah to come out to the fields where his flocks were.
Have a blessed day.