I have always found the Bible passage about Jacob working for Laban for 7 years waiting to marry Rachel quite intriguing. It reads, "Jacob serve Laban for 7 years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her".
I always have felt that waiting in Love is harder and 7 years would perhaps feel like a lifetime when someone is so in love with a person... What made those years fly by for Jacob? I imagine Jacob woke up everyday hoping to get a glimpse of his beloved and when he did perhaps was so content in the moments he shared with her that the day passed by and the days became years till it was time for him to marry her. He was perhaps so lost in his love for her that he lost track of time and focusing on the goal endured the hard labour without pay not just willingly but happily.
God had a great plan for this man and in all those years of struggle developed in him a restful trust in God, confidence in His promises for his future, wisdom to wait on God even in difficult circumstances and a faith that made him the father of the twelve tribes of Israel. God fittingly names him Israel - The one who has struggled with God and Man and won.
Dear Mister God, this is @ina... May the months before us pass by like a few moments.
I always have felt that waiting in Love is harder and 7 years would perhaps feel like a lifetime when someone is so in love with a person... What made those years fly by for Jacob? I imagine Jacob woke up everyday hoping to get a glimpse of his beloved and when he did perhaps was so content in the moments he shared with her that the day passed by and the days became years till it was time for him to marry her. He was perhaps so lost in his love for her that he lost track of time and focusing on the goal endured the hard labour without pay not just willingly but happily.
God had a great plan for this man and in all those years of struggle developed in him a restful trust in God, confidence in His promises for his future, wisdom to wait on God even in difficult circumstances and a faith that made him the father of the twelve tribes of Israel. God fittingly names him Israel - The one who has struggled with God and Man and won.
Dear Mister God, this is @ina... May the months before us pass by like a few moments.
