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Reading: Genesis 29:31-30:20

 

“When the Lord saw that Leah was not loved, He enabled her to conceive” (Gen 29:31a)

 

Leah was dumped on Jacob. Her emotion of disappointment can be seen  in her expressions: “my misery” (29:32), “I am not loved” (29:33), “At last my husband will become  attached to me” (29:34), “You took  away  my husband” (30:15),  “I have  hired you”  (30:16), “This  time  my  husband will treat me with  honour” (30:20).  It  is very clear  that Leah  was unloved and despised. She craved for her husband’s love  which  was  far from  her.  Who  knows how  many times she  wished she  hadn’t married at  all and  how many  times she considered divorce. Trapped in an unhappy marriage, she turned to the  Lord for consolation. “This  time  I will praise the  Lord,”  she said,  when Judah was born.  “God has  rewarded me,” and “God has presented me  with  a precious gift,”  were  her other expressions that tell us that she  had  learnt to lean  on God.

 

If life is hard for you, hold on to God with both hands. An unhappy marriage does  not mean God cannot accomplish His  purposes through you.  It  also  does  not  mean you must separate. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Leah  outlived Rachel and it was she, the unloved wife and not Rachel the lovely beloved who became the foremother of Jesus. Understand what God wants you to accomplish in your life. It may just be to bring up the children in God’s ways. He may also open avenues for you to be a witness. Abandon yourself in God’s hand and submit to His  will. Be assured that you are  not wasting your life. Live your life as best as you can.

 

A woman  may  feel emotionally cut  off from  her husband. She scratches and claws  to get her mind  across but discovers that they are on different planes. In such dark days Leah learnt that suffering need not destroy. She learned  to turn deep loneliness into fruitful solitude. She turned water into  wine.  The  best thing that she  did was to count her blessings. She found happiness in the company of her children. She  rejoiced in  whatever small pleasures came  her way.

 

Sometimes the best comes  after the  worst. You must live to see it and  rejoice. God has  not  created you without a purpose. Do not disappoint Him.  Let  His  heart rejoice to  see  you  fulfilling that purpose.

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Reading: Genesis 29:31-30:20

 

“When the Lord saw that Leah was not loved, He enabled her to conceive” (Gen 29:31a)

 

Leah was dumped on Jacob. Her emotion of disappointment can be seen  in her expressions: “my misery” (29:32), “I am not loved” (29:33), “At last my husband will become  attached to me” (29:34), “You took  away  my husband” (30:15),  “I have  hired you”  (30:16), “This  time  my  husband will treat me with  honour” (30:20).  It  is very clear  that Leah  was unloved and despised. She craved for her husband’s love  which  was  far from  her.  Who  knows how  many times she  wished she  hadn’t married at  all and  how many  times she considered divorce. Trapped in an unhappy marriage, she turned to the  Lord for consolation. “This  time  I will praise the  Lord,”  she said,  when Judah was born.  “God has  rewarded me,” and “God has presented me  with  a precious gift,”  were  her other expressions that tell us that she  had  learnt to lean  on God.

 

If life is hard for you, hold on to God with both hands. An unhappy marriage does  not mean God cannot accomplish His  purposes through you.  It  also  does  not  mean you must separate. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Leah  outlived Rachel and it was she, the unloved wife and not Rachel the lovely beloved who became the foremother of Jesus. Understand what God wants you to accomplish in your life. It may just be to bring up the children in God’s ways. He may also open avenues for you to be a witness. Abandon yourself in God’s hand and submit to His  will. Be assured that you are  not wasting your life. Live your life as best as you can.

 

A woman  may  feel emotionally cut  off from  her husband. She scratches and claws  to get her mind  across but discovers that they are on different planes. In such dark days Leah learnt that suffering need not destroy. She learned  to turn deep loneliness into fruitful solitude. She turned water into  wine.  The  best thing that she  did was to count her blessings. She found happiness in the company of her children. She  rejoiced in  whatever small pleasures came  her way.

 

Sometimes the best comes  after the  worst. You must live to see it and  rejoice. God has  not  created you without a purpose. Do not disappoint Him.  Let  His  heart rejoice to  see  you  fulfilling that purpose.

  Address for Correspondence Contributions

Dr. Lilian Stanley
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
 +91 9843511943
  lilianstanley@gmail.com

Blessing Youth Mission

Blessing Youth Mission
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
 +91-416-2242943, +91-416-2248943
  hq@bymonline.org
  www.bymonline.org

For Donation & Contributions...

Home & NRE donors

Name: Blessing Youth Mission
Account Type: Current Account
A/c No.: 37268642054
Bank: State Bank of India
Branch: Siruthozhil,Vellore - 632 006
IFSC No.: SBIN0007274

Gulf Donors

A/c Name: T.Dickson Daniel Moses
Account Type: Saving Account
A/c No.: 35374362080
Bank: State Bank of India
Branch: Siruthozhil,Vellore - 632 006
IFSF: SBIN0007274

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Chintadripet,
Chennai 600 002, India.
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