faithrunner

Sunday, I continued Jacob's journey with God as his father-in-law, Laban, chased him down in the desert . Jacob was getting heat from his brother-in-laws and Laban, and when God said to take his family back to Canaan, he did not need to be told twice. ( Genesis 31:1-3 ) When the Jedi Deceiver caught up with his padawan , two daughters and 11 grandsons, he was fighting mad. Not only had Jacob taken a superior flock and his children from him, someone had taken his household gods. After Rachael deceived her deceiving father and kept the gods hidden, Laban and Jacob worked things out . I applied how they resolved things to the relationships we may have with our fathers or others. I suggested that sometimes you must put distance between you and those who hurt you . Jacob did just that. ( Genesis 31:17-18 ) Sometimes you have no choice but to get out of town from those who have hurt you so deeply. If that is not the solution, boundaries of engagement must surely be put in place. I also o...